‘The State of Things’ began in 2017 as a creative-research project in Funchal, Madeira Island, publicly presented as an audiovisual installation. In 2018 the project was reproduced in Porto at Galeria do Sol with the support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Conducted over a month, it invited thirty musicians to recall sonic memories, with a particular focus on those of the cityscape. Through modes of translation and active listening a renewed attention was developed, allowing for an opening into the state of sonic urbanism in Porto. It was possible to access the sonic impact of human infrastructure on both human and non-human life forms, and to locate the critters that are still able to sustain themselves in such environments, not only as impediments but as resilient and active agents of city lives.
Created by: Sara Rodrigues
Credits: The project was made possible by the interviews with the musicians: Bertrand Chavarria-Aldrete, Afonso Almeida, Marta Ângela, Gonçalo Araújo, Francisco Babo, Rita Braga, Jorge de Carvalho, Daniel Catarino, João Costa, Ana Cruz, Paulino Garcia, Inês Lapa, Gabriel Mendes, Manuel Molarinho, Andrew Nimmo, Daniel Osvaldo, Leonor Parda, Kiko Pereira, Vítor Pereira, Sara Rafael, Sérgio Tavares, José Valente, Gabriela Villar, Sara Villar.
A special thank you to them and to Rodrigo B. Camacho.
