This video demonstrates the final editorial object resulting from Topo(S)grafia, a transdisciplinary artistic creation held at Colina de Guadalupe, Braga. The project explores the "act of walking" as an aesthetic practice, drawing inspiration from Guy Debord’s Psychogeography and Albert Camus’s The Myth of Sisyphus. The publication serves as a formal record of the performance, which featured an original text by Gonçalo M. Tavares, narrated by Ivo Canelas, with musical creation by Nuno Aroso and Henrique Portovedo, and performances by Os Espacialistas.
As the project's official photographer, my work was focused on capturing the ephemeral dynamics between the human scale and the urban landscape, which were later translated into this physical medium. The editorial design, conceived by Gisela Rebelo de Faria, intends for the manipulation of the book itself to be a performative act, allowing a renewed experience of the action's immaterial heritage. This limited edition work synthesizes the symbiosis of place, space, matter, and sound into a tangible narrative device.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Project: Topo(S)grafia
Artistic Team: Gonçalo M. Tavares (Text), Ivo Canelas (Narration), Nuno Aroso & Henrique Portovedo (Music), Os Espacialistas (Performance)
Editorial Design: Gisela Rebelo de Faria
Role: Lead Photographer (Visual Documentation)
Collaboration: Working within a transdisciplinary team to unify sound, text, and movement into a visual archive.
Year: 2023
Location: Colina de Guadalupe, Braga, Portugal
Medium: Limited Edition Artist Book / Editorial Object
Technical Specifications:
Psychogeographic Documentation: Capturing the interaction between body, sound, and urban topology through high-speed and observational photography.
Editorial Translation: Mapping the ephemeral "act of walking" into a sequential, tactile narrative within a physical object.
Conceptual Framework: Drawing parallels between Debord’s dérive and Camus’s Sisyphus to explore the repetition and absurdity of urban space.