A very cosy village in Alentejo, Portugal – our utopia. Near this place the UTOPIA painting was created and  tours across Europe with us. Immersed in nature, we have built an outdoor studio and worked on the project – painted, researched, texted, built up a blog, organized, stretched ourselves. For weeks we have braved wind and weather. We were surrounded by green hills, bizarrely shaped cork oaks, goats, sheep – and a few very friendly people, especially Riki, Saskia & Mario. Sometimes we visited the sea. We are very grateful for this time. And we are happy to have contributed with our REACTOR painting to the Festas de Maio 2016

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INTERVENTION FESTAS DE MAIO


It was quite interesting for us to witness the preparations of this event: all the people in the village helping together, constructing, cooking, decorating – all generations meeting up and celebrating, dancing and singing. Of course we had also some funny misunderstandings since our abilities in portuguese language are really basic – making an order for dinner, expecting a salad with sheep cheese and getting a salad of pig´s ears – quite a surprise which we could not really enjoy. As well as the bull catching. This kind of tradition we cannot connect to. But the aspect of a sharing and supportive community was really impressive. 

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WORKFLOW

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CREATION PROCESS

 

ATMOSPHERE