Parallaxes: Common Stories
(Publications)
Curators
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Taking the notion of the common, presented by Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt as a shared
ecosystem of resources, knowledge and practices, Parallaxes: Common Stories brings together narratives which accompany the projects of the Porto Design Biennale, and which seek to uncover possibilities for resistance and joy.
Through narrative, fable and essay, seven writers and an illustrator observe and imaginatively shape the life of the spaces, ideas and people of vital importance to the cities of Porto and Matosinhos.
Parallaxes forms part of the curatorial programme developed by Angela Rui for the 2025 edition of the Porto Design Biennale, whose theme is TIME IS PRESENT. Designing the Common.
Presentation
24.10.2025 - 18h30
Biblioteca Popular Pedro e Ivo
Praça do Marquês, Porto
Authors: Gabriela do Amaral, Isabel Carvalho, Andreia Faria, Susana Moreira Marques, Marta Pais Oliveira, Amanda Ribeiro, Susana Ventura
Illustrator: Mariana Barrote
Core Programme
Happisodes
Promoted by the Porto Design Biennale, Happisodes are co-design projects between designers, communities, and municipalities that bring to life, in Porto and Matosinhos, the joy of collectively recognising that the present can be reimagined. They are living, inhabited processes where design gives shape to the common.
Publications
Book publishing is a fundamental part of the Porto Design Bienniale, conveying, through the editing and materiality of the books and catalogues, the concept and curation of the projects.
Constellations
The selected projects are independent and autonomous projects regarding curation, financing and production that engage with the theme of this edition.