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Aqui Fica Uma Flor (Here Stays a Flower)
MEMORY AND RECORD OF A UNIQUE PORTUGUESE TRADITION
On the eve of Epiphany in Vale de Açor, the town where J. Rosa G. was born, the young men with the same age travel all night every street of the village. They celebrate a tradition that combines the portuguese janeiras, while male rite of passage, with the female labor of paper cutting. After a placement of a "flower" in each house, they sing a unique song accompanied by accordion, creating a diferent lyric for each person and expanding children's imagination.
MEMORY AND RECORD OF A UNIQUE PORTUGUESE TRADITION
On the eve of Epiphany in Vale de Açor, the town where J. Rosa G. was born, the young men with the same age travel all night every street of the village. They celebrate a tradition that combines the portuguese janeiras, while male rite of passage, with the female labor of paper cutting. After a placement of a "flower" in each house, they sing a unique song accompanied by accordion, creating a diferent lyric for each person and expanding children's imagination.
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- Categoría principal: Libros de arte y fotografía
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Características: Vertical estándar, 20×25 cm
N.º de páginas: 120 - Fecha de publicación: dic. 08, 2010
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J. Rosa G.
Lisbon, Portugal
J. Rosa G. born in 1961 at Vale de Açor, Portugal. Since 1995 he has created more than 100 original artist’s books, unique oeuvres or limited editions. In 2004, 56 books were presented in the retrospective exhibition “Of the books that cannot be read” in the National Library in Lisbon. In 2007, the Water Museum in Lisbon, held the show “The Book of Pan II and Other Books” presenting a 100 meters-long book including photography, drawing, painting, collage, engraving, screen printing, poetry, citation, text and music.