Book launch: Daniel Moreira and Rita Castro Neves's Faca na Pedra Olho Solar / Knife in Stone Solar Eye

Courtesy of the artists Daniel Moreira and Rita Castro Neves.

As the culmination of a three-year research and creation process by artists Daniel Moreira and Rita Castro Neves, centered on the Paleolithic rock engravings of the Côa Valley, the bilingual book Faca na Pedra Olho Solar / Knife in Stone Solar Eye (published by Sistema Solar / Documenta) will be presented next Wednesday, March 26th, at 5:30 p.m. at Matéria Prima, Porto.

This book documents the artists’ intense and immersive process, featuring their artworks alongside photographs from two exhibitions—one at Appleton Square in Lisbon and another at the Côa Museum—as well as the performance developed with the Reclamar Tempo grant at CAMPUS Paulo Cunha e Silva, which was presented at Teatro do Campo Alegre in Porto and at FARRA in Elvas.

I had the pleasure of contributing an extensive essay, O poder da magia / The Power of Magic, exploring the transtemporality of art and its mystical ability to interweave sensibilities and cultural perspectives.

The book launch will include a conversation with the artists Daniel Moreira and Rita Castro Neves, Andreia Magalhães, and myself. Feel free to join us!

Courtesy of the artists Daniel Moreira and Rita Castro Neves.