SAAL Neon 2023
Ângela Ferreira
Curated by Nuno Crespo
Opening on 19th Out at 19:00
Until 05 Fev
School of Arts Exhibition Hall
Free Entrance

SAAL Neon is an ongoing research project based on the state housing construction program SAAL (Serviço de Apoio Ambulatório Local), which emerged after the April 25 Revolution in Portugal and sought to address the housing needs of disadvantaged populations.

At the School of Arts of the Catholic University, in two acts, artist Ângela Ferreira revisits this project, inaugurating in the Exhibition Hall a constellation of works stemming from this extensive research, along with a luminous sculpture on the facade of the Arts Building.

The SAAL theme chosen as the focus of this work highlights the participatory role of the residents who collaborated in building their homes.
The sculpture animates a still image from a film, depicting the passing of a cement bucket between individuals.
The human and collaborative aspect of constructing a new society is celebrated here.