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Where Art Meets Nature: A Day at Serralves
Photography by Claudine Boeglin
Located in the affluent Foz do Douro area of western Porto, Serralves Foundation ranks among the most memorable cultural institutions for its offer of a complete universe where art, architecture, and nature weave an intertwined canvas across approximately twenty hectares.
For lovers of art destinations such as Louisiana in Denmark, Dia:Beacon, upstate New York, or Marfa in Texas, Serralves Foundation is where to spend an unforgettable half day, no matter the season.
Designed by Portuguese architect
Álvaro Siza Vieira, the Museum serves as the point of departure for the visits. It hosts a cafe and a restaurant. The ticket also includes access to the exhibitions at Casa do Cinema Manoel de Oliveira, and at the Miami-pink ArtDeco House.
The promenade in the park, above the reptilian vegetation to experience from the vertiginous wooden bridge is a peak of the journey. In many aspects, the garden where lichen forms world maps, transcends the audacity of Serralves's curatorial program and makes a rare playground for adults and children alike.
These pictures were taken two days before Christmas. They present details of
Anne Imhof's Fun ist ein Stahlbad—her first solo show in Portugal, and feature the Life of Bees, a photographic composition by Helena Ramos (also
a book). At the arthouse cinema, the theatrical display of
Luis Miguel Cintra's "Little Theatre of The World," feels like tiptoeing out of a royal dinner for a naughty escapade to the hunting pavilion.
Pure thrill.
Photography Claudine Boeglin @dandyvagabond
Photography and text Claudine Boeglin
