The Lagos Cultural Centre is closing the year with a selection of striking exhibitions highlighting myth, memory and tradition.
Until December 30, visitors can explore the work of Orlando Franco in O Homem Não Para De Cair (The Man Keeps Falling), a meditation on human frailty inspired by Rui Nunes’ novel, Os Olhos de Himmler (Himmler’s Eyes).
Franco’s blend of photography, sculpture, drawing and video draws on the myth of Sisyphus to probe failure and endurance, whilst guest artists António Júlio Duarte, Gonçalo Barreiros and Pedro Cabral Santo bring dialogue, humour and a touch of the absurd to the display.
Also until December 30, Pedra Dura (Hard Rock), presented by the CenDDA (Algarve Dance Documentation Centre) project, offers a reflection on dance as a living archive.
Combining visual, written and sound artworks, this year’s contribution focuses on intimacy, under the guidance of Lagos-born artist José Cabral Silva, a veteran of the local arts scene since the 1970s.
Rounding off the season, José Cortes’ Nativity Scene returns to the Cultural Centre. Painstakingly crafted over a decade, the traditional nativity scene features hundreds of figures, from folk characters engaged in different daily activities to animals and buildings, with intricate moving mechanisms, as well as light and water fixtures.
Recently donated to the municipality, Cortes’ work has become a lasting part of Lagos’s festive heritage, ensuring that this much-loved Christmas tradition continues to delight visitors for generations to come.
The Lagos Cultural Centre is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 6pm.
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