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28.03.2026 (6 pm)

Glossolalia

Joana Patrão and Tiago Madaleno

Book Launch and Talk

Solar

Book Launch + Talk - Glossolalia
Glossolalia ® Joana Patrão e Tiago Madaleno

SAT · MAR 28th • 4 pm • Loja das Curtas

On March 28th at 4:00 PM, Loja das Curtas will host the presentation of Glossolalia, a new artistic publication by Joana Patrão and Tiago Madaleno that brings together image, text, and experimental editorial practices.


The book follows the exhibition of the same name presented at the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University and is built around a fictional narrative of a couple in constant motion, searching for a sense of home. Drawing on the visual language of road movies and the durational qualities of video art, Glossolalia takes the form of a continuous book—without beginning or end—designed to be read in multiple directions.


Conceived as a space of converging voices, the publication features aphorisms by Filipa Rosário, visual poems by Madalena Folgado, and a selection of quotations curated by Sara&André, all in dialogue with the visual work of the authors. The editorial design is by Atelier d'Alves.


The session will include a presentation of the book, followed by a public conversation with the artists and designer Sérgio Alves. Admission is free.


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GLOSSOLALIA
Joana Patrão and Tiago Madaleno · 2025


“Glossolalia” is based on a fictional premise: the story of a couple who, unable to share a home, decide to pursue the idea of "home" through a road trip, moving between the monotony of the open road and moments of synaesthetic ecstasy. Through moving images and soundscapes, the work explores time, narrative and the sharing of experience, offering the audience a fragmented and intense imaginary journey. The term “glossolalia” – often associated with speaking in unknown tongues – is reinterpreted here as a metaphor for the states of communication and incommunicability that emerge in human experiences.


The project is supported by the Direção-Geral das Artes, the Portuguese Catholic University School of Arts, and Barlos.



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Glossolalia, Joana Patrão and Tiago Madaleno
Book Presentation + talk with Sérgio Alves
MAR 28th, 4 PM
[Loja das Curtas]

Target

PG-12

Price

Free Entrance

Duração

90 min

Capacity

N/A

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Gallery: solar@curtas.pt


Educational Service: s.educativo@curtas.pt


Press: press@curtas.pt


Office: 252 646 516


Curtas Store: 252 138 191

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