As part of an ongoing series of works on paper collectively entitled Perceptual Ecology, Mat Chivers has been making drawings that result from the mirroring and combination of self-made and found photographic images, film and CAD renderings.  A seasoned participant of the Venice Biennale, Chivers develops an intricate narrative and intriguing process to create complex […]

THE PORT CITY OF LISBON AND THE CACILHEIROS Lisbon is a major European port city.  The ship, the Trafaria Praia is a “cacilheiro,” or Lisbon ferry.  The cacilheiros connect the two banks of the River Tagus.  Their customers are primarily commuters who live in Lisbon’s industrial southern suburbs—historically one of the most unionized regions of […]