Multidisciplinary

A possibilidade de uma ilha

The possibility of an island

2023

Multidisciplinary

A possibilidade de uma ilha brings together devices and performative events that share a common premise: the artist is not present. Between the present time of the work and the absence of the artist, the viewer is led to ask where the intention of art lies: in the gaze, or in the object on display?

The works are islands that emerge and submerge to the rhythm of those who visit the gallery. To take the idea of absence further, the exhibition was shown simultaneously in Lisbon, Castelo Branco and Stockholm, from 29 November to 2 December 2023.

The project fulfils a long-held wish of Terceira Pessoa and Darling Desperados (Stockholm) to make work together, setting the body in tension with the virtual.

Credits

curation_ Darling Desperados and Terceira Pessoa
works and artists_
The blue line, by Nuno Leão;
Duck to island, by João Dias;
Vem e torna os meus sonhos frustrados em palavras de algodão [Come and turn my frustrated dreams into words of cotton], by Inês Nêves;
Sem título (sem data), sem artista, sem formato, sem medida [Untitled (undated), without artist, without format, without measure], by Inês Nêves;
Possibility of an Island, by Ana Gil;
Le Vernissage, by Óscar Silva;
Love makes life less painful, by Katta Pålsson, Emma Creed and Ulrika Malmgren;
Dog Days, by Valentin Malmgren;
Explorer’s Diary, by Franco Veloz;
Spanish suitcase, by Tinna Joné
graphic design_ Cátia Santos
executive production_ Rita Boavida, Rita Piteira and Tamara Cruz
production assistance_ Bruno Esteves
communications and press_ Rita Piteira
funding_ Portuguese Republic – Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts and Castelo Branco City Council
support_ Fábrica da Criatividade, Romaria Cultural
partners_ Rua das Gaivotas 6 / Teatro Praga and Galleri Artsight
Darling Desperados was founded by Ulrika Malmgren and Katta Pålsson.
They met at Malmö Theatre Academy, where they were in the same class from 1984 to 1987.
Award-winning performances and pioneering artistic work have made the name synonymous with an avant-garde art form that constantly seeks out collaborations with new techniques, strong stories, innovative staging and cutting-edge artists, and that also offers a space for residencies and artistic research in dialogue with audiences. The company has staged, directed and performed more than 50 original works and 15 short films, and has toured internationally.
Its first production was a film based on a play about Marilyn Monroe’s last 30 seconds, before the moment of her death.
The decision that Darling Desperados should contain everything they wanted – films, theatre, music, performance, exhibitions … – turned it into their playground and their workplace for more than 25 years.