Segredo do Artesao (fri entré)

Dive into the immersive world of Rui Mourão's unique performance and video installation, Segredo do Artesão, showcased at Weld, located in Stockholm, Sweden. 🎨

This groundbreaking work marks its premiere in Stockholm and introduces a social choreography that blurs the lines between performance and ritual. Guests can explore an engaging space between 14:00 and 20:00, with an intermission featuring an in-depth conversation at 18:00 with the artist and notable guests: Sven Blume, Bruno Marques, Sue Carlson, and the audience. Discover more about them at walkingaspractice.org/rm.

About the Work:

Segredo do Artesão intertwines video material from Rui Mourão’s trilogy, filmed across Sweden, Italy, Portugal, and Brazil, creating a dynamic field of images that coexist across time, places, and experiences. This project is part of Mourão's PhD trajectory, delving into the relationship between art and ritual by examining how knowledge arises through embodied experiences. Here, attention, perception, and meaning are shaped through participation rather than mere observation.

The project emerges from a long-term research process spanning Europe and the Amazon, challenging Western divisions between nature and culture. By integrating art, anthropology, philosophy, and indigenous knowledge systems, it explores how diverse ways of knowing coexist without reducing one to another.

The presentation is generously supported by Weld, Slakthusateljéerna, BKN/Björkö Konstnod, walkingaspractice.org, and various individual artists. Additionally, Rui Mourão has received grant support from the Direção-Geral das Artes of the Portuguese Republic for the tour, catalogue, and conference associated with Segredo do Artesão.

About the Artist:

Rui Mourão, based in Lisbon, Portugal, operates at the intersection of video art, installation, performance, dance, writing, and poetic imagery. Currently pursuing a PhD in Artistic Research with prior studies in Barcelona and Malmö, he possesses a postgraduate degree in Digital Visual Cultures and a Master's in Anthropology.

His works have been showcased internationally in over 17 countries, earning multiple awards, such as at FUSO in Lisbon and Make Art Not Fear (2022). Alongside his art, Mourão is involved in research, writing, and cultural mediation.

Location: Norrtullsgatan 7, 113 29 Stockholm, Sverige
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💬 Join us for an evening of exploration and dialogue!