Atlantic Shoreline – Sustainable Artistic Practices

Atlantic Shoreline – Sustainable Artistic Practices | Porto, 23rd to 27th June.

The BIP (blended intensive programme) was held at ESAP with the participation of 21 students from universities such as the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome (Italy), Escuela Superior de Diseño de La Rioja de Logroño (Spain) and Akademia Sztuki w Szczecinie (Poland). The students, accompanied by ESAP teaching staff, had the opportunity to experience artistic practices, both inside and outside the school.

Since immemorial times, Portugal has had a strong connection to the Atlantic Ocean, famously described by the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa as the salted tears of the nation. Its coast was once peopled by Crusader fleets, Viking raiders, Muslim pirates, English privateers, and the oceanic voyages that brought about the first globalization and the beginning of the Modern Era. Its beaches are still inhabited by fishermen and holidaymakers. Several projects are looking for the sustainability of fishing and the sea itself.

This BIP aimed to bring fresh eyes and creativity in discovering artistic, sustainable ways where the Sea and its landscapes can accommodate the human presence to create new meanings and possibilities.