MEMÓRIAS DO MAR BY CRISTINA RODRIGUES

This set of art installations was created specifically for Vila do Conde Porto Fashion Outlet, with the aim of providing visitors with a distinctive experience and paying homage to the municipality and its maritime activities.

Shipyard

This is the main art installation in the "Memories of the Sea" series and consists of 12 boats.

Under the Sea

Continues the conceptual and visual narrative of the "Estaleiro" art installation. It consists of a school of 24 three-dimensional fish.

Jellyfish

Continues the conceptual and visual narrative of the "Shipyard" and "Under the Sea" art installations. It consists of 7 three-dimensional jellyfish.

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A SOUND EXPERIENCE

The works also have a sound component, created by musician and composer Manuel Faria, to deepen the experience, with sounds from the maritime universe, combined with orchestral soundtracks. There are more than 500 sounds per experience, transmitted through 10 channels and using different frequencies.

In the "Shipyard" installation, with its emphasis on boats, the sounds are more on the surface, highlighting the sound of waves, seagulls, buoys and sailors.

In the "Under the Sea" installation, with an emphasis on fish, the sounds are of the submerged environment but at a shallow depth which, combined with musical tracks, lead visitors to be impacted by the sounds of the movements of the shoals.

Finally, in "Jellyfish", the sounds are deep and calm, transporting the listener to the tranquillity of the seabed, where the slow and seductive movement of these species is felt in the sound of the currents and their own movement.

In total, the three art installations are made up of over 100,000 metres of satin ribbons, produced entirely from recycled fibres, 500 metres of LED strips and approximately 676,000 stitches.