When I Was Five
solo show and opening performance
PAF (Performing Arts Forum), St Erme, France
March 2024
video installation (single channel); 3:35 minutes
performers: Nada Gambier and Kito

The project looked at the connection between memory, imagination, and the passage of time. By appropriating the scientific narrative of the double-slit experiment in quantum physics, the project explored how our act of observing memories could influence our understanding of both the past and the future. It suggested that perception, when intertwined with imagination, transcended the linear progression of time, creating a fluid and multidimensional experience. Through the integration of scientific ideas into an artistic practice, the project experienced a reflection on how memory was shaped by both what we observed and how we interpreted it.

Photos: Helena Estrela

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