Audiovisual artwork for Exhibition ‘Criação Cabo-verdiana: Percursos’, curated by Adélia Borges and Irlando Ferreira, Manuel Figueira Gallery, National Center of Art, Crafts and Design, Mindelo – São Vicente, Cape Verde.

Upon entering the Music Room, one can immediately recognize the particular sound of the islands. To amplify the echo of the present instruments, the audiovisual piece proposes a visual and sound journey through the islands, supported by various musical genres from Cape Verde, such as morna, tabanka, coladeira,  funaná, batuque, kolá son jon,...

Macro images of instruments, such as guitar, conch shell, drum, txabeta, accordion, harmonica, explore the poetry of their construction and acoustics, merging with landmarks of landscape, textures and elements native to this land.


S/ title, 16x9 video in loop, 4'17, with audio
Creative Direction and Concept. Gonçalo Santana Ferreira and Oficina de Utopias
Music edition. DJ Letters
Date. 2022