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14/05/2024

Having gained recognition for her colossal concrete sculptures, Rachel Whiteread’s works are made from creating casts out of various objects, from whole houses to smaller day-to-day utensils.

It all started with a fascination for what Rachel calls “forgotten spaces”—underneath beds, chairs, tables, inside wardrobes, etc. She sought to make these types of spaces concrete, real, thus materializing emptiness into something that didn’t really exist before.

Similarly to how a photography negative creates an image out of blank spaces, Whiteread solidifies negative space through sculpture, transforming everyday settings, objects, and surfaces into ghostly replicas that are eerily familiar.

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In 2024, we are delving into the multifaceted concept of the House, whether as an element of our day to day lives, as a space for creation, as a right, or as a memory. Stay tuned for more.

21/02/2024

Last week we were in Vilnius to meet several cultural and artistic agents, from contemporary artists, ranging from music, opera, dance, to theater, film and photography, as well as representatives from some of the most important cultural institutions in Lithuania.

This year, we're turning our focus towards Lithuanian artists, a country which much like Portugal, is going through an incredible cultural and artistic boom.

29/08/2023

Did you know soft music can help reduce anxiety in dogs?

Animal behaviour expert Amy Bowman performed a study with Scotland's main animal welfare charity to see if music could have beneficial effects on the the welfare of animals in shelters.

She was able to verify that dogs where physiologically and behaviourally less stressed when exposed to a combination of classical music, soft rock and reggae!

Music promoter Lovers & Lollypops and Galeria Municipal do Porto took note and throughout the year, they'll be holding concerts for our four-pawed friends all over Porto as part of their programme "Música entre Espécies Companheiras"

Stay tuned to both of them to find out when the next one is gonna be!

Huge thanks to Joaquim Durães, Ariyouok and Violeta Azevedo for chatting with us about this amazing project!

29/08/2023

Here's another gem from 180 Creative Camp:

When we helped Boris Hoppek fill up a huge red balloon in the middle of Bairro da Bouça and it ended up flying into a youth correction center 😅

Here's the backstory: Penique productions joined us in Cerveira for Creative Camp 2012. Their practice consisted of filling up entire rooms with inflatables that you could walk into. In the next Creative Camp, in Abrantes, Boris looked at the leftover inflatables and quickly got to work.

With the help of other participants, they built a bunch of different balloons with these plastics, using them to cause mild disruptions along the streets of Abrantes and various shenaningans.

Then one of them was brought to Porto and this happened...

02/08/2023

At Creative Camp 2014, left a bunch of his iconic mini-sculptures on walls and crevices all over Abrantes.

A few of them are still there! If you ever find yourself in Abrantes stay on the lookout for them!

26/07/2023

I Thought The World Of You (2022)

The speculative tale of Canadian outsider musician Lewis and the belated discovery of his 1983 album “L’Amour”. A love story written in the form of a song, with a collage of several simple visual moments accompanied by some text messages about the romanticized idea of creating a myth.

Catch it tonight, at 10:30pm, as part of this month’s Cineclube, dedicated to

11/07/2023

Music recording studios are some of the most fascinating places to be in.

Watching as engineers and technicians set a musician's vision in stone, seeing the sheer variety and amount of instruments and equipment that give musicians and technicians endless possibilities to create.

We went on a tour through one of the most impressive studios in Portugal, Arda Recorders, where chief engineer João Brandão and producers Jaime Gomez, Carlos Fuchs and other collaborators walked us through all of the amazing details that make not only Arda, but studios in general, so special.

Dozens of analog EQs, compressors, pre-amps. An actual echo-chamber, tape records, dozens of drums and guitars and a beautiful Fazioli piano.

You can watch it here:

Canal180 celebrates both uniqueness and voice diversity by producing inspiring experimental audiovisual content about both pioneering and emerging creators.

11/07/2023

Art and nature cohabiting the same space, evolving harmoniously at the slow pace of nature.

This summer Rewilding Europe proposes a new way of combining different artistic expressions with nature.

During the hot weekends of July, the first edition of CÔA - Corridor of the Arts festival invites us to visit different sections of the Greater Côa Valley for an artistic, musical, and scientific immersion in Portuguese countryside.

We had the chance of interviewing some of the participating artists, including Gaspard Combes, Elparo, Marcelo Moscheta and Michèlle Trotta during the build up of their pieces. We were in awe at the beauty of the Côa valley, and were very impressed by each of the artists work.

For a wilder world, the artistic interventions respect the animal life of each place. Together, artists and local communities will create a captivating experience that celebrates the beauty and diversity of both art and nature.

Check out the full piece here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKPVlpMO0jM

And find out more about the festival here!
https://coa-corredordasartes.pt/

Art and nature cohabiting the same environment, evolving harmoniously at the slow pace of nature.This summer Rewilding Portugal proposes a new way of combini...

11/07/2023

We just won bronze in Cannes!!!!!!!!

After organizing two super fun screenings together with Alex Glynn and Vieira Vasco at Cinema Trindade and Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema, Alex challenged us to compete in the straight 8 Shootout competition, a special competition dedicated to video-production companies.

Straight 8 films are shot on a single, 3 and a half minute cartridge of super 8, and immediately shipped to London to be developed. The first time you see the film you made is when it premieres to a full theater audience.

There are no retakes, editing, and absolutely no post-production, nor audio synching.

You have to plan every single detail of your film before you start filming, keep track of time with a stopwatch to make sure you can fit all of the scenes you planned within the 3 and a half minute limit, and also have someone filming with a phone at the same time so you can get a rough overview of what you filmed already.

It’s a nerve-wracking process but incredibly rewarding as well.

And we haven’t even seen the film yet! We can’t wait!

11/07/2023

Miguel is one of the many hearing-impaired band members of Som.Sim.Zero.

In the Azores, the musical activism of Som.Sim.Zero, together with ASISM, the School of Music of Rabo de Peixe and Tremor Festival, acts incisively in the deaf community of Rabo de Peixe and has touched individually and deeply the lives of each person who passes through there.

Since 2019 we have been following the band, watching as they prove that there are no barriers, no boundaries that can contain the power of music.

What makes music, music? Is it the melody, the lyrics, the beats, the instruments, the rhythm, or the combination of all that within a set time frame? There are a thousand ways to experience it.

"It's really the possibility to go out, to discover emotions, feelings, people, places. It's an internal and external self discovery, it's a huge world, it's something that is quite special. It's the proof that with music it's possible that there are no barriers at all" - Luís Senra

Find the full documentary here:
https://www.canal180.pt/story/somsimzero2023/

11/07/2023

During Primavera Sound Porto 2022, we met one of the core gears of any music festival, the runners. The people who drive artists from the hotel lobby and into the backstage, and take them safely back home again.

It’s a demanding and often underappreciated job, with drivers working around-the-clock to make sure musicians make it to their show safely and on time.

But it’s also a job filled with unique moments and stories with some of the biggest stars of the music world right now. In this piece we listened to their stories and got to know what it takes to do this job.

During Primavera Sound Porto 2022, we met one of the core gears of any music festival, the runners. The people who drive artists from the hotel lobby and int...

11/07/2023

Watch Bruno Nogueira accusing us of money-laundering.

Last week at Primavera Sound Porto, we spoke to iconic comedian Bruno Nogueira and legendary vocalist Manuela Azevedo from the pop-rock group Clã about their project, Deixem o Pimba em Paz. A celebration of Pimba music that started way back in 2013, before Pimba became cool again.

The band also counts on the musical direction of Filipe Melo, Nuno Rafael and the participation of Nelson Cascais.

Make sure to check out the full piece and the rest of our 180 Meets series here!

Last week we met the iconic comedian Bruno Nogueira and legendary vocalist Manuela Azevedo from the pop-rock group Clã about their project, Deixem o Pimba em...

11/07/2023

Last week we released a new series of interviews with artists who work in the intersection between Art and Science.

They gave us some thought-provoking insights into how the junction of these disciplines can help us better perceive the social, environmental and ethical questions of our time.

We first spoke to Catarina Braga, who helped us massively with reading materials, letting us know more about the field, and suggesting other people we should speak to.

The result was six episodes where we had the pleasure of learning more about the work of Catarina herself, Miguel Teodoro, the duo Entangled Others (Sofia Crespo and Feileacan McCormick), Uriel Orlow, Marta de Menezes, and Diana Policarpo.

You can watch the whole series here:
https://www.canal180.pt/story/reasonisaflower/

Huge thank you to everyone for joining us on this!

29/05/2023

Portugal's presence at the Venice Biennale of Architecture represents months of on-site research into 7 hydrogeographies heavily impacted by human intervention all over the country - namely in the Tâmega Basin, International Douro, Middle Tagus, Alqueva Dam, the Irrigation Perimeter of the Mira River, Lagoa das Sete Cidades, and the Madeiran Streams.

The installations are made up of models, raw materials, objects created during research, sketches, short-films, photographs, among other materials. They communicate proposals and possible guidelines for a more collaborative and sustainable future around these water resources.

They will be at the Palazzo Franchetti until the November 26th of this year, if you find yourself in Venice in the meantime, make sure to pay them a visit!

Here are the projects and their respective teams in order:

1. Bacia do Tâmega
Space Transcribers (Daniel Duarte Pereira, Fernando P. Ferreira), Alvaro Domingues

2. Douro Internacional
DSSTUDIO (Dulcineia Neves dos Santos)

3. Médio Tejo
Guida Marques, Érica Castanheira

4. Albufeira do Alqueiva
Pedrêz - Matilde Cabral, Francisco Adão da Fonseca, Aurora Carapinha

5. Perímetro de Rega do Rio Mira
Corpo Atelier, Eglantina Monteiro

6. Lagoa das Sete Cidades
ilhéu atelier, João Mora Porteiro

7. Ribeiras Madeirenses
Ponto Atelier, Ana Salgueiro

Curators Andreia Garcia, Ana Neiva, Diogo Aguiar

29/05/2023

For the past few months we've been working with Fertile Futures, Portugal's official contribution to the 18th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia.

Along the way we've had the pleasure of meeting the team of curators, young architects and consultants that formed this year's delegation, as well as their long, on-site research into seven distinct water resources in Portugal.

We were also in Venice for the exhibition's opening last weekend at the Palazzo Franchetti, and before that we also covered the first "Assembly of Thought" held at Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa's HQ, where we had a chance of diving deeper into each of the seven projects presented and interviewed the teams behind each of them.

We want to thank the curators, Andreia Garcia, Diogo Aguiar, Ana Neiva, and congratulate the entire team for their rich proposals!

If you find yourself at the Biennale this year, make sure to check out Fertile Futures! Learn more about this year's contribution here: https://fertilefutures.pt/

Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia

29/05/2023

Today we arrived in Lyon for what we think was a defining event for European culture and independent media right now.

In 2022 we joined Reset! a European network initiated by Arty Farty bringing together independent cultural and media structures representing diversity and pluralism in Europe.

We are currently facing daunting challenges: from the establishment of reactionary, authoritarian forces in several countries to an evergrowing tendency of concentration and commodification of the cultural, music and publishing media landscape. In this context, Reset! arose as a collective entity that seeks to not only warn of the dangers and challenges that our sector faces, but also take advantage of the exploratory and forward-thinking mindset of independent cultural entities to tackle great challenges of our time; from ecological questions to equality, inclusion, technological decentralisation, labour rights, territorial reconnection and more.

We've been passionate about this initiative from day one, and today we had the pleasure of meeting once again with our peers, through our project manager, Marta Miranda, at the Reset! Forum to discuss concrete issues: How to respond to the desires and worries of Gen Z and Alpha? How can independent structures build a cohesive and inclusive editorial strategy? What's the overall state of the independent sector? How can we nurture the fragilized Ukranian cultural scene?

We believe these questions can help us and other independent culture and media entities to define the roadmap ahead, and today's discussions gave us renewed energy and hope for what's coming up.

Thank you Arty Farty for starting this incredibly important initiative, and thank you to Laurent Bigarella, Manon Moulin, Anaïs Béal, Clarisse Teyssandier and Marin Cheneau for hosting this event!

See you tomorrow at Nuits Sonores!

Learn more about Reset! here: https://reset-network.eu/

11/05/2023

New search feature, easier-than-ever access to our archive, and even to our TV schedule! We're happy to announce our new website, made in partnership with Bondlayer on the BondHabits platform. We've taken a content-driven, video-first approach to make it easier to watch what we have done and what we are doing right now!

Check it out!
canal180.pt

08/05/2023

On the morning of our anniversary we went for a coffee and a tour through .ou.co with and , and came out with really important insights into community, inclusive spaces and the current state of the culture. Here are two of their pledges.

Thank you guys ✨

03/05/2023

26/04/2023

Still reeling from yesterday. 💖

Thank you so much to all of you who came out to celebrate with us but most of all thank you to and for lighting up the floor with two incredible sets and to for inviting , and who gave us a taste of the incredible energy of Ballroom, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! What a day ✨

03/04/2023

If you haven't noticed already, we've got 4 new episodes of Director ID available online right now! This March we were joined by the directors behind the latest music videos from artists like Radiohead, Kelly Lee Owens, King Krule, Parquet Courts, and many more. Huge thanks to Kasper Häggström, Maxim Kelly, Claes Nordwall and Adam Willis for joining us so far!

Find them here: canal180.pt/article/directorid-season3/

In the upcoming weeks we'll be releasing even more episodes with Jamie Whitby (Yellow Days, Gengahr), Penacky (Sunset Rollercoaster, Balming Tiger) and Sabrina Nichols (Car Seat Headrest, The Smile, Mdou Moctar), stay tuned!

Make sure to check out our back-catalogue of episodes, featuring DANIELS, Hiro Murai and Oscar Hudson, just to name a few: youtube.com/watch?v=-FMKRvBVS5g&list=PL7_y5sxDaIGBNd-8nMeWYkjHSbRqF3g8u

13/03/2023

Directors behind a 7 Oscar-winning film, unbelievable.

In 2015, long before ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’, DANIELS were making some of the wildest and funniest music videos out there. We just knew we had to interview them. After a couple of years of repeated emails, we finally managed to make this Director ID happen.

It was well worth the effort back then but it feels even more special now. ✨

Find out more about what they were doing back then in their episode of Director ID:
canal180.pt/article/daniels/

We are rolling out a brand new season of Director ID throughout March, make sure to check it out!

https://lnkd.in/dhTcJEgN

Congratulations guys 🎉

09/03/2023

With artists such as Radiohead and Kelly Lee Owens under his belt, Kasper Häggstrøm creates music videos which often work as a contrast to the song they illustrate, laying somewhere between comical short films and art pieces, in an approach that always tries to play with the viewer.

Kasper is the first featured director on the new season of Director ID, his episode is available on YouTube and it will run tonight at 10:30pm

New episodes every Thursday until the end of March, stay tuned!

More information at:
https://www.canal180.pt/article/directorid-season3/

With artists such as Radiohead and Kelly Lee Owens under his belt, Kasper Häggstrøm creates music videos which often work as a contrast to the song they illu...

08/03/2023

🚨NEW SEASON OF DIRECTOR ID COMING🚨

Every Thursday this March we'll be showing you the process behind the best music videos and meeting the directors who made them, starting tomorrow!

crustycasey, if you're still out there, this is for you.

08/03/2023

Want some tips on how to make a great music video, or just want to learn about what's behind some of the best out there? Then you're in luck because we are releasing new episodes of Director ID, a series where music video directors tell us all about their process.

Kasper Häggstrøm, Maxim Kelly, Claes Nordwall and Adam Willis are the featured directors on the 4 brand new episodes we are releasing this month!

First episode comes out tomorrow and we will be releasing them on Youtube and !

27/02/2023

STRAIGHT 8 SCREENINGS - LISBON this Wednesday at 21:30 at Cinemateca Portuguesa-Museu do Cinema and STRAIGHT 8 SCREENINGS - PORTO this Thursday at 19:30 at Cinema Trindade!

We still have free tickets to give away for the Lisbon session, DM us to secure yours!

Esta quarta na .portuguesa às 21:30, e esta quinta no às 19:30, o em parceria com o apresentam a estreia em Portugal das 25 melhores curtas em super 8 de 2022, incluindo a nossa, ‘Admit One’ que ficou no Top 8! 😎

Reservem o vosso lugar e tragam amigos para provar que o Cinema está vivo e bem de saúde!

17/02/2023

: 's work is informed by desire, pleasure, intimacy, and 1970's gay p**n films. His paintings represent moments of eroticism which fluctuate from "in-your-face" evidence to subtle, yet clear suggestion, painted in unsupressed brushstrokes which communicate a yearning for sexual liberation.

16/02/2023

Through satellite imagery and snapshots of daily life across the world, NINE EARTHS explores the relationship between the depletion of the Earth's resources and the mundaness of every-day life.

How do we articulate as a species in order to tackle climate change? What can individuals do by themselves, if anything? These are some of the questions explored in this environmental documentary.

Watch it tonight, at 10:30pm

10/02/2023

We begin March with two very special cinema sessions!

Brought to you by Canal180 in collaboration with Straight 8: 25 films, each shot on a single 3 minute cartridge of super 8 film with no retakes, and no post-production.

These are the top entrances from London's Straight 8 film competition, and will be screened at Cinemateca in Lisbon, and at Cinema Trindade, Porto.

Save the dates!

Cinemateca, Lisboa, 1st of March, 9:30pm
Big Auditorium Room 1
Send us a DM if you want to reserve your spot for free!

Cinema Trindade, Porto, 2nd of March, 7:30 pm
Room 1
Free entry, claim your tickets at Cinema Trindade.

Check our events page for more information.