Symphony of the Unknown - part II: I start shooting at the Torre do Tombo, Lisbon

For the second episode of the Symphony of the Unknown, I start shooting the first segment of the three channel video project at the Torre do Tombo. The National Portuguese Archive in Lisbon was designed by Arsénio Cordeiro, and inaugurated in 1990. A fortress to act as a guardian of a collective memory. The upper two of the seven floors shelter more than 140 kilometres of shelves for the archival holdings. I invited the Porto-based architect and curator Joaquim Moreno to come up with the voice over and essay for the publication.

The project received a grant by DGArtes / MC (Portuguese Ministry of Culture) and is realized in collaboration with the Escola das Artes - Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal). The exhibition will be presented in the gallery SEEA, at the Escola das Artes (May-June 2021). The accompanying publication will be launched on the occasion of the exhibition opening.