The solo exhibition Como olhar junto by Luiza Baldan, visual artist and researcher funded by FCT — 2023.08863.CEECIND — at CeiED/Universidade Lusófona, is on view at NowHere Lisboa until 30 May.

Luiza Baldan’s project involves observation, listening, and collaborative research in a community library in Cova do Vapor, a small coastal settlement located where the Tagus River meets the Atlantic Ocean, whose landscape has been reshaped over the past century due to the advance of the sea. At NowHere, the artist presents the project’s book-object, a series of portraits printed on fabric, and a sound installation that re-enacts Primeira Praia during a performance held and filmed in October 2023. This same installation becomes a stage for a series of gatherings taking place throughout the exhibition, and has already been activated during the opening by the same participants from the original performance.

This project gave rise to Baldan’s broader academic research.

The programme includes a special “readings by the fire” session on 23 May, at 7 pm, with Duda Las Casas, Fernanda Drummond, Mariana Varela, Maura Grimaldi, and Tatiana Salem Levy. The session proposes cross-readings between excerpts from the project’s book-object and texts authored by the invited participants.

On 28 May, the artist will welcome a group of students from Voz do Operário for a visual and literary development workshop, with the participation of Diego Garcez, José Carvalheiro, Raphael Almeida, Yuli Anastassakis, Tánia Cardoso, and Rodrigo Crespo.

On 29 May, at 7 pm, NowHere invites the public to the closing event, with the presence of the artist and the curator and director of the space, Cristiana Tejo, for a guided visit and a public conversation around the project.

Admission is free and open to all audiences.

More information about the project:
https://luizabaldan.framer.website/comoolharjunto

More information about NowHere Lisboa:
https://www.nowhere-lisboa.com/