How can a sonnet resonate in the body of one who reads it? Fernando Pessoa considered himself an essentially dramatic poet. We see this drama in the ways he made writing a stage for literary figures created by himself, often with relationships—familial, poetic or intellectual—to each other. We photographed 42 unrehearsed readings of Pessoa’s sonnets, seizing moments of encounter that show a web of relationships: between photographed & photographer, voice & sonnet, body & memory, Pessoa-sonnet & person-reciting. We invite you to extend the web by establishing new relationships.

This exhibitions, curated by Pedro Matos Soares and Carlos Pittella will be available between 15 of April and 31 of Octobre of 2021 on Casa Fernando Pessoa.