CRY OF THE HIGH TIDE
A multi-venue contemporary art exhibition.
24 June – 31 October, Wharf of the Royal Customs, Vila do Conde
15 July – 31 October, Garden of the National Archaeology Museum – Jerónimos Monastery
25 July – 31 October, outside the Monastery of Santo André de Ancede
31 July – 31 October, outside the Ermesinde Cultural Forum
The multi-venue exhibition Cry of the High Tide will feature four original contemporary art installations by Portuguese artist Cristina Rodrigues. The installations will be exhibited simultaneously at four different venues, forging direct relationships with the spaces: the Wharf of the Royal Customs in Vila do Conde; the National Archaeological Museum Garden; the Monastery of Santo André de Ancede; and the Ermesinde Cultural Forum.
Vila do Conde, a town known for its shipyards; Belém, where the Portuguese explorers set sail to discover the world; Ermesinde, founded primarily as a city of labour; and the Monastery of Santo André de Ancede in Baião, where the Holy Spirit has been worshipped for centuries – four places, one story: the human odyssey.
Vila do Conde
The Wharf of the Royal Customs in Vila do Conde and the Garden of the National Archaeology Museum – Jerónimos Monastery will house, each, a site-specific installation.
Both installations share the name that also gives the exhibition its title – Cry of the High Tide – and form: each is comprised of 12 sculptures of boats made from iron and fishing nets. These composite installations represent human beings as explorers, creators of an object capable of crossing the seas to explore the unknown.
24 June – 31 October, Wharf of the Royal Customs, Vila do Conde
Concert: 24 June, Vila do Conde Municipal Theatre
Lisboa
The Garden of the National Archaeology Museum – Jerónimos Monastery and the Wharf of the Royal Customs in Vila do Conde will house, each, a site-specific installation.
Both installations share the name that also gives the exhibition its title – Cry of the High Tide – and form: each is comprised of 12 sculptures of boats made from iron and fishing nets. These composite installations represent human beings as explorers, creators of an object capable of crossing the seas to explore the unknown.
15 July – 31 October, Garden of the National Archaeology Museum – Jerónimos Monastery
Baião
The outer area of the Monastery of Santo André de Ancede will host a site-specific installation titled Ferryman of Hades.
Through 9 sculptures of angels made from iron and fishing nets, the artist reflects on Charon, son of Nyx (the Night) and Erebus (the Darkness), who ferried people between the worlds of the living and the dead.
25 July – 31 October, outside the Monastery of Santo André de Ancede
Concert: 25 July, Church of the Monastery of Santo André de Ancede
Ermesinde
Outside the Ermesinde Cultural Forum, a site-specific installation titled Men of the Sea will be on display.
Consisting of 12 sculptures of human figures made from iron and fishing nets. The installation portrays labour as part of the essence of humanity.
31 July – 31 October, outside the Ermesinde Cultural Forum
Concert: 31 July, Ermesinde Cultural Forum.
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