Screen hiding an old building being restored to house Cartier's new store in Lisbon
Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
Old Stone Cross
I never knew the story behind this cross at Parede but one thing is for sure, someone died on these cliffs long ago.
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This post is linked to Taphophile Tragics
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This post is linked to Taphophile Tragics
Sunday, August 26, 2012
The Fado(*) Singer
Alfama, the oldest district in Lisbon, a Moorish settlement until the 12th century
(*) A form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, and infused with a characteristic sentiment of resignation, fatefulness and melancholia (loosely captured by the word "saudade", or longing).
On November 27, 2011, Fado was inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Industrial Setting
LXFactory, Lisbon
A former threads and fabrics company dating back to 1846, that was kept hidden for years, is now a creative island, being the stage for a diverse set of happenings related to fashion, publicity, communication, fine arts, architecture, music, etc.
A former threads and fabrics company dating back to 1846, that was kept hidden for years, is now a creative island, being the stage for a diverse set of happenings related to fashion, publicity, communication, fine arts, architecture, music, etc.
Background: 25th of April Bridge (1966) over the Tagus estuary. The red structure is the railroad to the south bank.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
What's The Message?
Fortress of São João das Maias (1644) at Santo Amaro Beach, Oeiras
I don't remember seeing this signature before (skull inside a heart), but I've already found some tv head dogs and pigs on walls around here.
I don't remember seeing this signature before (skull inside a heart), but I've already found some tv head dogs and pigs on walls around here.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Stone Stairs
The Alfama district sits on one of Lisbon's seven hills. Although very damaged, many buildings there have survived the Great Earthquake in 1755 and, due to the high location, they weren't hit by the tsunami that followed the earthquake, which destroyed the whole downtown. I'm not sure about this building, but these stairs full of scars do indeed look very old.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Low Tide
Sea Promenade at São João do Estoril
Temperatures have dropped, skies were grey and it rained... in August!
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
±MAISMENOS±
LXFactory, Lisbon
±MAISMENOS± (plus minus) is an intervention project that has been reflecting on the model of political, social and economic organisation that manages life in current societies. It questions, above all, the social implications and consequences resulting from it, displaying its programmatic expression reduced to an equation of simplicity and opposites: more/less, positive/negative, black/white.
(Keep in mind Portugal is one of the Eurozone countries which already had the need of a bailout)
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Friday, August 3, 2012
Darfur Sartorialist
"Darfur is fashionable.
Beyond the conflict and images engraved in our minds lies a proud people wearing colour combinations unlikely in the trendy West."
Pedro Matos is a humanitarian aid worker living in Darfur for the past three years. His photos are on display at the cool "Ler Devagar" (Read Slowly) bookstore at LXFactory(*), Lisbon
(*)It’s in the year 1846 that a threads and fabrics Company called “Companhia de Fiação e Tecidos Lisbonense”, one of the most important manufacturing complex in Lisbon’s history, sets in Alcântara. This 23.000 m2 industrial site was, subsequently, occupied by a set of industrial use related companies.
An urban fragment, kept hidden for years, is now returned to the city in the form of LXFactory. A creative island occupied by corporations and professionals of the industry serves also has stage for a diverse set of happenings related to fashion, publicity, communication, fine arts, architecture, music, etc., attracting numerous visitors to rediscover Alcântara through an engaged dynamics. (LXFactory)
An urban fragment, kept hidden for years, is now returned to the city in the form of LXFactory. A creative island occupied by corporations and professionals of the industry serves also has stage for a diverse set of happenings related to fashion, publicity, communication, fine arts, architecture, music, etc., attracting numerous visitors to rediscover Alcântara through an engaged dynamics. (LXFactory)
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
CDP August Theme Day: 'Numbers'
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