THE TIME OF THINGS
Visual and Audio Exhibition
April 18th – August 30th, 2026
Várzea de Calde Linen Museum
An event hosted by Binaural Nodar as part of the Tramontana Network project.
The community project “The Time of Things” highlights the symbolic value of objects that have accompanied several generations, bringing together memories, emotions, and stories linked both to self-sufficient rural life and to the social transformations experienced by communities, particularly emigration and educational journeys outside the villages.
Inherited objects symbolized a connection to the land, traditions, and rural ways of life, while objects brought from other countries bore witness to trajectories of change and adaptation.
Visually and sonically, the exhibition invited the public to discover and listen to the stories associated with these objects, through an electroacoustic composition in which the “texture of the voices” is highlighted.
Organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Viseu, the Várzea de Calde Linen Museum, and the Calde Parish Council, the initiative included gatherings for sharing memories between October 2024 and February 2025, which culminated in the exhibition. The curators thanked the residents of the parish’s villages for their participation, as they contributed meaningful objects and their personal accounts.
Credits:
A production by Binaural Nodar, in partnership with the Municipality of Viseu, through the Várzea de Calde Linen Museum, with the Calde Parish Council.
Original concept: Luís Costa
Methodological and technical design: Luís Costa, Ana Margarida Ferreira, and Nely Ferreira
Interviews and photographic documentation: Ana Margarida Ferreira and Nely Ferreira
Visual panel design: Ana Margarida Ferreira
Sound piece: Nely Ferreira and Luís Costa
Graphic design: Liliana Silva
Text Transcription: Nely Ferreira and Andreia Mota
