Behind the Garden: the Making of ‘An Aria for the Mallard’
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Date
- 10:00 / Cancelled 10:00 / Sold out Saturday, 10:00
Location
Studio Centro de Arte Moderna GulbenkianWith a duration of 35 minutes, the film will be screened on a continuous loop between 10:00 and 16:00.
This recording of the creative process behind Rosana Antolí’s installation weaves together fragments from intensive rehearsals, vocal explorations, deep field recordings, interviews with the collaborators, and immersive garden walks.
Unlike a conventional ‘behind-the-scenes’ narrative, this video piece is designed to reveal the intricate architecture of more-than-human co-creation. It shows how the work was shaped by a collective of voices and disciplines: soprano Claire Rocha Santos; composer Jorge Ramos; neuroscientists; the presence of birds; the teams from CAM, the Gulbenkian Culture Programme and the Gulbenkian Garden; and other natural forces.
Ultimately, it constitutes not a linear chronicle of production, but a reflection on shared authorship, exploring porous borders, where the human and the more-than-human meet – not merely in theoretical discourse, but in radical, embodied practice.
Credits
Behind the Garden: the Making of ‘An Aria for the Mallard’
2025, 35’
Documentary
Courtesy
Rosana Antolí Studio
Interviewees
Ana Botella (Deputy Director, CAM)
António Gomes Costa (Gulbenkian Culture Programme)
Pablo Giner (Architect, PIC Arquitectos)
Jorge Ramos (Composer)
Paula Côrte-Real (Learning Programme Coordinator, Gulbenkian Garden)
Claire Rocha Santos (Soprano)
Nuno Charneca (InovLabs)
Rosana Antolí (Artist)
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