WHY UXUA

UXUA CROSSES THE QUADRADO EXPERIENCE ALONG WITH THE PATRIMONY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF TRANCOSO. BECAUSE OF THESE, WE SEE UXUA AS AN HONEST PLATFORM TO SHARE THIS BODY OF WORK, WHICH IS PRECISE-LY ABOUT HOW TRANCOSO’S LANDSCAPE IS DEFINED BY ITS GEOGRAPHY AND

HISTORY, BUT ALSO BY ITS PEOPLE.º

GOALS OF THE PROJECT

1) BUILD A PORTRAIT OF TRANCOSO THROUGH ITS PEOPLE FOR FUTURE VISITORS AND RESIDENTS.

2) CREATE A BOOK IN PORTUGUESE, ENGLISH AND SPANISH WITH ALL THE ILLUSTRATIONS, TEXTS AND PHOTOS IN TWO VERSIONS: A HANDCRAFTED

“FANZINE” FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND A HARD-COVER COLLECTOR´S EDITION FOR UXUA´S PASSENGERS FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES..

3) PRODUCE AN OPENING ON AUGUST 29TH WITH A MASSIVE DELIVERY OF THE HANDCRAFTED VERSION, PLUS AN EXPOSITION/INSTALLATION OF EVERY SINGLE PIECE -IN FULL SIZE- ALONG WITH THE PROJECTION OF A 30-MI-

NUTE VIDEO OVER TRANCOSO’S CHURCH INCLUDING: INTERVIEWS, ANIMATIONS, VIDEO MAPPING, LECTURES AND PHOTOS.

DESCRIPTION

"ONDE AMANHCEM AS SOMBRAS" IS A BOOK ABOUT TRANCOSO AND ITS CHA-RACTERS: THE LOCALS WHO DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES OF A TOWN THAT

STAYED MINT JUST UNTIL A COUPLE OF DECADES AGO. TWENTY-THREE CHA-RACTERS PORTRAYED IN A SERIES OF PICTURES, POEMS AND

ILLUSTRATIONS, MIXED WITH A SHORT STORY ABOUT HORSES RUNNING THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO THE SIDEWAYS OF TRANCOSO, TO ITS PEOPLE, AND WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU GO JUST A LITTLE

BIT OFF THE TRACKS FROM THE QUADRADO.

TITLE OF THE PROPOSAL

ONDE AMANHECEM AS SOMBRAS: RETRATOS DE TRANCOSO.

A ROOF FULL OF LEAFS OVER THE SALVIA SWAMP. JESUS, HOW DID I GET HERE?. THE MAGNETIC MACHETE POINTS INSIDE POCKETS FULL OF SAND.

“ROW THAT COCONUT CANOE” - I THOUGHT.THE ALLIGATOR SHORTCUTS IN THE ROCK-RIVERS MUST BE THE WAY.

UM TAPETE DE FOLHAS SOBRE O PÂNTANO DE SÁLVIA. NOSSA, COMO CHEGUEI AQUI?. O FACÃO MAGNÉTICO APONTA PARA DENTRO DOS INTERMINÁVEIS

BOLSOS CHEIOS DE AREIA. “REME ESSA CANOA DE COCO”- PENSEI. O ATALHOS DO JACARÉ ATRAVÉS DAS PEDRAS DO RIO DEVEM SER O CAMINHO.

UN TECHO DE HOJAS SOBRE EL PANTANO DE SALVIA. CÓMO LLEGUÉ AQUÍ?. UN MACHETE MAGNÉTICO APUNTA BOLSILLOS LLENOS DE ARENA. “REMA LA

CANOA DE COCO”- PENSÉ. LOS ATAJOS DEL LAGARTO A TRAVÉS DE LOS RÍOS DE ROCA SON LA DIRECCIÓN.

ANTES DAS TÁBOAS NO MAR, DOS PARALELEPIPEDOS SOBRE A AREIA, DAS LUZES EM BAIXO DA NOITE, DAS PEDRAS SOBRE AS PEDRAS, FOMOS CAVALOS.

DIZ MANUEL ACENDENDO O FOGAO

BEFORE THE LUMBERS ON THE SEA, THE COBBLESTONES ON THE SAND, THE BEAMS UNDER THE NIGHT, THE STONES OVER THE STONES.

WE WERE STALLIONS. – SAYS ARANHA LIGHTING THE PYRE.

ANTES DE LAS TABLAS SOBRE EL MAR. DE LOS ADOQUINES EN LA ARENA. DE LAS LUCES BAJO LA NOCHE. DE LAS PIEDRAS SOBRE LAS PIEDRAS. FUIMOS

SIEMPRE CABALLOS – DICE ARANHA ENCENDIENDO LA PIRA.

AVANÇAMOS SOBRE RAÍZES QUE RETROCEDEM, ENVOLVIDOS EM UM FLUÍDO FLORAL DE MANADAS ANTERIORES. “QUANDO SE CORRE JUNTO AO MAR, PRIMEIRO RESPIRA, LOGO ESCUTA E POR ÚLTIMO: OBSERVA. A RETINA

ESQÜINA É COMPLEXA” - DIZ KIKO.

WE GO THROUGH RETRACTILE ROOTS, COVERED ON A FLORAL FLUID FROM ANCIENT GENERATIONS. “WHEN YOU RUN BY THE SEA; FIRST YOU SMELL,

THEN YOU HEAR AND, AT LAST, YOU LOOK. THE EQUINE RETINA IS QUITE COMPLEX-. SAYS KIKO.

AVANZAMOS SOBRE RAÍCES QUE RETROCEDEN, ENVUELTOS EN UN FLUIDO FLORAL DE MANADAS ANTERIORES. “CUANDO CORRES JUNTO AL MAR; PRIMERO

HUELE, LUEGO ESCUCHA Y POR ÚLTIMO: OBSERVA. LA RETINA EQUINA ES COMPLEJA”- DICE KIKO.

“CORREMOS TRANSPIRANDO A TERRA, EXPANDINDO A COSTA. CORREMOS COM OS PEIXES, COM O LAGARTO. TRAÇAMOS A TORMENTA QUE SOPRA NOSSA

HISTÓRIA A CADA NOITE VÁRIAS VEZES. CORREMOS DE NOITE. RIMOS DE DIA”

FRAGMENTO DO CANTO TRANCOSIANO

“WE RUN SWEATING THE LAND, EXPANDING THE COAST. WE RUN WITH THE FISH, WITH THE LIZARD. WE TRACE THE STORM BLOWING OUR STORY, EVERY

NIGHT, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE RUN THROUGH THE NIGHT. WE LAUGH DURING THE DAY.

FRAGMENT OF THE TRANCOSIAN CHANT

“CORREMOS TRANSPIRANDO LA TIERRA, EXPANDIENDO LA COSTA. CORREMOS CON LOS PECES, CON EL LAGARTO. TRAZAMOS LA TORMENTA QUE SOPLA

NUESTRA HISTORIA CADA NOCHE UNA Y OTRA VEZ. CORREMOS DE NOCHE. REÍMOS DE DÍA.”

FRAGMENTO DEL CANTO TRANCOSIANO

A RIVER UNDERMINES THE STRUCTURE OF THIS ISLAND. UNDERNEATH, THERE’S A BROTH OF BUBBLY BUGS AND A PIT OF HALLUCINATIONS. THEY ARE TIED TO BAIT. PULLED BY THE BEAST OF BURDEN. “TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED, BECAUSE THIS LAND HAS A MEMORY, AND REMEMBERS EVERY

SINGLE HIT”- SAYS MANUEL, PLOWING HIS PINEAPPLES.

THE RHYTHMS TRAVEL BETTER DEEP DOWN THE MUD, CLOSE TO THE ROCKY-BOTTOM. THERE, I FOUND THIS TECTONIC WARRIOR DREAMING

UNDER AFRO-SONIC DRUMS. HE TAKES OFF MY SPINE TO PLACE A GOLDEN MAMBA AND REMIND ME: “MAKE THE MAP OF YOUR MENTAL ALLEYWAYS

WIDE, AND YOU’LL WALK THE WHOLE WORLD”.

FEW CROWNS GLOW IN THE DARK, BUT THE KING FISH ILLUMINATES ALL THE WAY WHILE HE TRIMS HIS UNDERWATER GARDENS. “TOMORROW, WE HAVE FISH

TO KNOCK EVERY DOOR ON THE HIGH TIDE NIGHT, MY FRIEND. FOLLOW THEM UNTIL YOU FALL INTO THE RIGHT ONE”.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

- TWENTYTREE HIGH-RESOLUTION PORTRAITS.- TWENTYTREE POEMS.

- TWENTYTREE ILLUSTRATIONS.

- A SHORT STORY.- SIXTEEN STORY ILLUSTRATIONS.

OPENING SHOW

A) 30 MINUTE VIDEO PROJECTION OVER THE FRONT OF TRANCOSO´S CHURCH, PLUS A SECOND ONE AT THE BACK OF IT

(ON MIRANTE´S SIDE).

B) INSTALLATION OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS AND POEMS AROUND THE CHURCH. (1.80 X 1.50 MTS.- CHALK OVER CRAFT PAPER)

MEANS OF CONTRIBUTION

“SECRETOS PRETOS” INTENTION IS TO MAKE THIS MATERIAL AVAILABLE FOR TRANCOSO’S LOCAL SCHOOL, AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE. IN ADDITION, “SECRETOS PRETOS” WILL DONATE EVERY ILLUSTRATION, WITH

A COPY OF THE HANDCRAFTED VERSION, TO EACH CHARACTER REPRESENTED IN THIS PROJECT.

BOOK EDITION

A) HANDCRAFTED VERSION: HALF-LETTER.

B) “COLLECTOR´S EDITION”: A3.

BEHOLD, THE QUEEN OF OUR PROM: THE FULL COLOR, HIGH QUALITY, LIMITED EDITION OF PURELY PRINTED TRANCOSIAN MYTH. “SECRETOS PRETOS” WILL PRODUCE THE KIND OF BOOK THAT YOU WILL KEEP TO SHOW ON YOUR COFFEE TABLE AND THAT WILL MAKE YOUR INVITEES SAY:

“I WANT TO GO THERE!”

SMALL BUT MIGHTY. THIS VERSION IS THE PERFECT FORMAT TO REACH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE EXPECTED.

BEING SIMPLE TO PRODUCE AT A REASONABLE PRICE, THIS WILL OUR BATTLE-HORSE THE DAY OF THE OPENING.

TRIPPING VISUALS. FIRST-HAND TESTIMONIES. VIDEO-MAPPING. HORSES TAKING OVER THE CHURCH AND A FIELD FULL OF ILLUSTRATIONS, POETRY AND PHOTOGRAPHY. THE PINACLE OF FOUR MONTHS OF RESEARCH AND THE FINAL PORTRAIT

OF OUR HAND-PICKED CHARACTERS, ON AUGUST 29TH.

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PROJECT FUNDING

MODELS:

1) ACQUISITION OF COPYRIGHTS: INCLUDING DIGITAL MATERIAL, FOOTA-GE AND ORIGINAL PIECES FOR FUTURE EVENTS, PLUS THE COMPLETE

BRAND PRESENCE IN EVERY PIECE OF COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THE EVENT AND EDITION OF THE BOOK.

2) BRAND FUNDING: PRESENCE OF SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES DURING THE

VIDEO PROJECTIONS, AND ALSO IN THE HAND-CRAFTED OF “ONDE AMANHECEM AS SOMBRAS: RETRATOS DE TRANCOSO”.