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The concept of this work was based on the historical in common; public transport on water: in venice the

relationship between Portugal and Italy and on the Vaporetti and in Lisbon the Cacilherios, those ferry boats

countless afinities between Lisbon and venice. These that once were the only connection between opposite

are cities whose economies and architecture are deeply sides of the river and before the Tago bridge was built.

affected by the sea that has, in turn, enabled both to create

commercial empires. vasconcelos took a real cacilheiro, the Trafaria Praia,

which stopped in 2011, renovated it externally with
The artist realised this allegorical similarity between

the two cities by identifying something they both had traditional azulejos, which are white blue-patterned ceramic

tiles, to represent the true blue skyline of Lisbon like in the

Grand Panorama of Lisbon depicting the city before the

earthquake in 1755, and considered one of the greatest

works of this art form. under cover, however, one unearths Clara loviseTTi:

a whole new world and, in a certain sense, the most secret
Clara Lovisetti, journalist, boasts a twenty year
side of the city. expercience in the lighting sector as deputy editor

of a series of lighting magazines with international
circulation.
Inside, the keel disappeared under a complex Together with Gisella Gellini, curator,
she organised the exhibitions Luces - Light Art from

structure of fabric and white and blue crocheted nets, with Italy (2010) and JETZT Archäologische Schatten
(2012), both held at the Archaelogical Museum of
interwoven LED lights that created an underwater world Frankfurt within the Luminale light’s festival.

infused with light blue and white.

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