“On June 3rd, I will be presenting my next creation, "NO MORE FIREWORKS," at ZABRA. This work is in line with my previous piece, "CORTEN," where 3D scanning and the use of current artificial intelligence resources were part of the research. This creation focuses on the space of Jardim Constantino, a place that has been part of my daily routine for several years. It is a space with a strong diversity of social classes, from the homeless to the most privileged, and due to this characteristic, it has been linked to certain controversies and social crises. Currently, the "ghost" has become an increasingly appropriate metaphor for how marginalized populations "haunt" daily life, living on the edge of visibility and inspiring a mixture of fear and indifference. New technologies have given rise to a ghostly entropy, making them more spectral through the internet, mobile phones, and digitized media, living without an anchor in distinct places in time and space. "No More Fireworks" develops through a post-humanist fiction that envisions a scenario where the meta-human is an autopoietic being, that is, completely self-sufficient, but still carries with it ideological, belief, and existential adversities that characterize its human condition. The title is based on fireworks as an operation with different intentions: entertainment, aid, or terror, all burning the skies in order to communicate, whether in a passive or active tone, these phenomena equally share the same form - they are ephemeral appearances.”
by João Pedro Fonseca on Instagram 08-05-23.

“[17:06, 04/29/2020] Pedro Ribeiro: The expression "virtual reality" plants in the mind of the future virtual architect the idea that there is an ideal reference for what the virtual world can be: that this reference is reality. But the virtual has no need or interest in appearing real. I begin this post with one of the messages that @milioitenta sent me in 2020 and where I started developing the idea of the project BODY AS A FROZEN METAPHOR. And now, after 3 years, we can finally share this with you. This new creation encompasses a mixed reality installation/performance; a Virtual Reality app; and an album that celebrates the 20th edition of @zabra.co. Working on this project has been a challenge. From sound design to interaction design for the VR app, which will be the instrument to play the album. Why work with VR? Because it is a tool with enormous potential. Our brain distinguishes the ways of communicating whether an experience is real or not. If we are "inside" or "outside". What VR does is activate our motor cortex as in a "real-life" experience. Is a performance without the flesh-body present still a performance? If my finite-being is entirely open to the outside, does my "self" disappear? From a philosophical perspective, we can question what is reality or not. But if a flesh-to-flesh performance is highly mediated, structured, thought out, then what is the difference? VR is synthetic, but it is not an illusion, and it offers a REAL experience.”
by Carincur on Instagram 07-05-23.