Meio Concreto

Alexandre Estrela (Lisbon, 1971) has been questioning the potential of the moving image and the specific characteristics of the devices that capture and display it. Generating a disturbing suspension of meaning, unexpected associations between image, sound, and structure give rise to enigmatic visual effects.

In the catalog, Ricardo Matos Cabo compares Estrela’s work to the experimental practices of expanded cinema from the 1960s and 1970s, Maria João Gamito discusses the subject matter of the image, Ricardo Nicolau explores the relationship between video image and sculpture in Alexandre Estrela’s work, and Daragh Reeves offers a personal view of the artist’s production.

Illustrated with views of the exhibition specially commissioned from André Cepeda, the publication also reproduces a conversation between Alexandre Estrela and João Fernandes.

Publisher: Fundação de Serralves

ISBN: 9789727392926

Publication date: 2013

Format: Hardcover