Documentation, presented in a non-linear, performative way using slides, images found online, objects and a special guest. The text "God Gives Almonds to Those Without Teeth" is a rather gothic sounding old spanish proverb. We built sounds from a documentary recording of an old woman cracking almonds, and cracked more on the spot. The wine pouring was mixed with a recording we did of the Port wine testing in Porto done in a scientific laboratory. The audience had the wine after the performance as usual in an art context, except it was on stage, and after thinking about wine production so important to Porto.
http://www.alejandra-aeron.com/aa_audio/porto/Wine.mp3

Wooden string instrument maker Sr. Machado joined us to play one of his small Portuguese Cavaquinhos. We recorded him constructing the instruments, it sounded like conceptual music, so we thought it was perfect for him to come play a short traditional tune in the context of "avant guard" art.
http://www.alejandra-aeron.com/aa_audio/porto/Domingos.mp3

The situation was to be a cross over between performance/lecture/presentation/slide show/concert.

 

PERFORMANCE / SLIDE SHOW
SERRALVES MUSEUM OF
CONTEMPORARY ART, PORTO