Ligações
Exhibition October 26 — November 18, 2023
local Palácio dos Correios (3º piso), Porto
curador Miguel Vieira Baptista
Core Programme
(For reasons unrelated to the Porto Design Biennale, the exhibition Ligações, curated by Miguel Vieira Baptista, will close earlier than announced. Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the exhibition at the Palácio dos Correios until 18 November 2023.)
The exhibition Ligações (Connections) was thought out as a collection of objects, having a ubiquitous glass of water as its starting point. Water as matter is the central element here. It helps us find our way through the space and its various contents, with the various stories associated with them. In the film The Swimmer (1968) by Frank Perry, the protagonist Ned Merrill, in order to get home, makes his way through his luxurious neighbourhood in an almost surreal way, diving from pool to pool from neighbours friends, as if they were all connected to form a river. Throughout this long journey, which lasts the length of the film, and in which the water of the various pools is poetically associated with a river, Ned interacts with the various neighbours in different conversations, which entangle the viewer in the story. As in the film, the water in this exhibition has the same purpose of creating links between the visitor and the several contents, in an exhibition where there is no preset route.
Exhibition Opening
26.10.2023 - 5.30 pm
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Palácio dos Correios (3º floor)
Rua de Guilherme da Costa Carvalho 38, 4000-065 Porto
Monday to saturday
10:00 — 18:00
Miguel Vieira Baptista (Lisbon, 1968). Studied Design at IADE in Lisbon and at the Glasgow School of Art. Since setting up his own practice in 2000 he has been developing projects that range in scale from objects to spaces.
Miguel Vieira Baptista developed industrial products for companies such as Amorim, Authentics, Kvadrat and Vista Alegre. Created exhibition design and scenography for cultural institutions such as Experimentadesign, Lisbon Architecture Triennale and the Lisbon Fashion Week, and interior design for companies such as Allianz, EDP and Renova. His interest in exhibiting led him to curate several exhibitions such as Dieter Rams Haus at Centro Cultural de Belém in 2001 and Lápis – Drawing Experience at Loja da Atalaia in 2007, both in Lisbon. Since 2003 he has regularly produced and exhibited limited editions of pieces for galleries such as Loja da Atalaia, Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Appleton Square, Gabinete and Fundación DIDAC. Teaches at ESAD.CR in Caldas da Rainha since 2000 and was a visiting professor at HfG Karlsruhe, ECAL and at Domaine de Boisbuchet. His work is part of several private and public collections like MUDE — Museum of Design and Fashion, Francisco Capelo Collection in Lisbon. In 2013 he received the Audi Mentorprize by A&W award in Cologne, appointed by the designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.