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When your world shrinks, what keeps you present?
When your world shrinks, what keeps you present?
To those looking from the outside, my exchange program in Portugal was the peak. Walking freely through Europe, absorbing the world's architecture and art, is the kind of visual and geographical privilege most people spend a lifetime seeking
But inside, my reality was shrinking. Facing paralyzing mental exhaustion, my days were getting smaller and darker. In moments of crisis, the gigantic monuments around me lost their meaning
What kept me from sinking wasn't tourism; it was my sketchbook.
Sitting on the stone floor, listening to the absolute noise of the street, and letting the pen record the grooves of an old wall became my anchor. The stroke didn't cure the pain, but it transported me. It forced me to be present
If art and sound pulled me out of my own temporary darkness, what happens to those whose world is permanently shrunken by physical, visual, or social barriers?
If art and sound pulled me out of my own temporary darkness, what happens to those whose world is permanently shrunken by physical, visual, or social barriers?
How does the world reach the hands of a blind person? How does the beauty of a distant temple reach a refugee trapped at a border, or a public school student who has never seen the ocean?
Present Everywhere is born as an answer. It is not just an art exhibition; it is a journey that seeks to expand the horizons of anyone whose world has been shrunken in some way, allowing people to be present in other places
The goal is to travel across the five continents, capturing and materializing the world to transform inaccessible visual memories into a universal multisensory experience based on the "5-4-3-2-1" grounding technique. This technique is used to manage anxiety and panic attacks by engaging the five senses to refocus one's attention on the immediate environment.
The goal is to travel across the five continents, capturing and materializing the world to transform inaccessible visual memories into a universal multisensory experience based on the "5-4-3-2-1" grounding technique. This technique is used to manage anxiety and panic attacks by engaging the five senses to refocus one's attention on the immediate environment.
So, I will collect the following data:
Soundscapes
Soundscapes
More than music, it is high-fidelity audio capture. It is the record of the authentic pulse, the vibration of the sidewalks, and the wind from different corners of the world, delivered straight to your ears.
Documentary Recording
Documentary Recording
The image shapes the rhythm and memory of the process. Through documentary videos, and timelapses of observational drawing, we will document the act of being present. Rather than just capturing landscapes, we will record time, the line, and the journey, creating an immersive visual archive
Tactile Sketches
Tactile Sketches
My travel diaries and architectural drawings are no longer just ink on paper. Through digital fabrication, they are transformed into three-dimensional, high-relief matrices so that the art can be read and felt through the fingertips
What will be done:
Real-Time Content: Throughout the 90-day journey, our social media will be a live travel diary. We will share behind-the-scenes moments, drawing timelapses, and soundscapes, inviting you to travel along with us
The Exhibition: Upon returning to Brazil, the drawings and sounds will take shape through digital fabrication in an official, fully accessible exhibition in São Paulo.
The Documentary and Film: The entire archive of captured video and audio will be polished in post-production to bring to life an official documentary and film for the project, eternalizing the journey and the stories of the people who crossed our path.
Building a grandiose projeto requires many hands
Be part of this project
Be part of this project
Ways we thank your contribution
Ways we thank your contribution
AUDIO DIARY
Exclusive behind-the-scenes of the journey on Close Friends, featuring raw audio and real, unfiltered processes. + Your name on the exhibition's official supporters wall.
SENSORY POSTCARD
You will receive a gallery-quality (Fine Art) reproduction of one of the expedition's drawings, printed on high-durability textured paper. Limited edition: Each artwork is part of an exclusive series of only 50 units, hand-numbered and signed by me.
Includes a QR Code with the local soundscape
Thank you for reading this far. Don’t forget to share this dream with others and follow our adventure on social media :)
Thank you for reading this far. Don’t forget to share this dream with others and follow our adventure on social media :)
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