Classroom (1999-2003) Escola Básica Paulino Montez
Classroom (2014) Escola Básica Paulino Montez
In 2014, the Primary School Paulino Montez (Lisbon) was the target of a process of requalification. As a former student, I watched the first few months of this transformation. The building was stripped down to its architectural and structural elements, with everything else discarded and left scattered around the premises. However, the transformation suddenly came to a halt, leaving the process incomplete.


CENTRO E TREZE I


Centro e Treze (I) Temporary site-specific installation at Escola Básica Paulino Montez, Lisboa. 2014
Cement, sand and rebble from Escola Básica Paulino Montez. Five block of 80x130x60 cm

10 sobre 11
10 sobre 11 Documentation of Centro e Treze I, installed at my former Primary School - Escola Básica Paulino Montez. Duration 00:06:48 DV Pal; 4.3; Color. 2014
Made in my old classroom (1999-2003), Centro e Treze I was an installation made with debris that had resulted from the process of requalification of the school. The work featured five concrete sculptures, each the size of a primary school desk, serving as containers filled with a mixture of cement, sand, and debris collected from the schoolyard.


CENTRO E TREZE II











Installation view Centro e Treze II at FBAUL, Lisboa. 2015

Centro e Treze II - Wooden Formwork; Remains from the installation Centro e Treze I; Two containers of 120x100x300 cm; TV; Speakers. Video 10 sobre 11 Duration 00:06:48 DV Pal; 4.3; Color; Stereo audio.
The remains of Centro e Treze I were collected and relocated to the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon. Using the same wooden formwork, the debris was placed into two wooden containers. The installation was accompanied by 10 sobre 11, a video documenting the construction and destruction of the original work and sound piece featuring a 2015 field recording that captured the ambient sounds of the classroom of my former teacher.