The
Archipelago project started as research and participatory artistic
practice on two sides of EU border, in
Trás
di Munti village in Cape Verde
and Cova da Moura, a neighbourhood of mostly
capeverdian immigrants in Lisbon. Many
of it's inhabitants came
from
Trás
di Munti region. Project
is
realized
in partnership with
Moinho da Juventude in Cova da Moura and CAO, Centre of arts and
crafts in Trás
di Munti.
In
the second part of Archipelago project we would like to create a more
generative
connection, creating
an exchange
of ideas, and
a
space for deeper human
understanding between
the islands of the “Archipelago”. This archipelago consist of
Cova da Moura, 6 de Maio, Santa Filomena and Fim do Mundo
neighborhoods in Lisbon,
the
town Tarrafal and villages Trás
di Munti and Fazenda in Cape
Verde.
The last island of this archipelago are general audiences in Portugal
and other countries.
These
are the tools we
propose:
To
start “Archipelago TV” an
internet television reporting
on
events inside of the communities. The filmmakers will be young people
from
these locations. They will also participate in “Assembleia” an
informal group that will speak in response to possible threats such
as eviction, police violence, or image in media.
To
support the travel of professionals from areas as design, sustainable
architecture, active citizenship, arts, environmentalism between the
“islands”. These travels will work as temporary residencies of
1-2 months. Their aim will be to make workshops and give classes to
stimulate sustainable impact on the community.
The
final result of the project will be a tent
in a shape of a pick up truck, a common way of transport in Cape
Verde.
This tent will work as a meeting place and a
small cinema
that will travel through the locations.