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Hestnes Ferreira

Form | Matter | Light

arts
17 october 2024 to 13 april 2025
MAC/CCB
Hestnes Ferreira

Hestnes Ferreira — Form | Matter | Light presents a reading of the work of architect Raúl Hestnes Ferreira (1931–2018) based on his working process, dominated by charcoal drawing and architectural experimentation.

In Hestnes Ferreira’s deeply disciplined method, design decisions emerge in the heavy marks of steady charcoal strokes. Pure forms and classic typologies become entangled in this way of doing things, which is consolidated in a robust architecture that explores the qualities of materials in their natural expression, without filter or artifice.

Hestnes Ferreira’s architecture achieves a sublime timelessness, whether through its formal simplicity or material expressiveness. In this context, space is the aggregating element, with the building being the foundation that gives it weight and proportion. Light and shadow are essential in this journey of abstraction, creating moments of singularity that merge inexorably in the experience of each place.

Tuesday to Sunday: 10 am - 6:30 pm (last admission: 6 pm)


Credits:

Curated by Alexandra Saraiva, Patrícia Bento d’Almeida and Paulo Tormenta Pinto

Location:

MAC/CCB

museu
Praça do Império (Centro Cultural de Belém) 213 612 878 https://www.ccb.pt/macccb/