Documents that keep the memory
Photography and oral memory Recover life stories, archival photographs and testimonies that help to understand the evolution of maritime practices and the relationship of communities with the Óbidos Lagoon. Through images, documents and personal memories, we preserve knowledge, experiences and fragments of a past that must be studied, valued and transmitted to future generations.
Photography and oral memory
MARITIME PATRIMONY. MEMORANDUM. TERRITORY.
Casa das Bateiras is a space dedicated to the maritime memory of the Óbidos Lagoon and the deep relationship between water, traditional vessels and the communities that shaped this territory.
Through photography, objects, testimonies and material and immaterial heritage, we make known a universe of knowledge, practices and stories that continue to be part of the local identity.
Author: José Caetano
Title: João Feliz 2024
THE MEMORY OF LAW. The law of your people.
Preserve the memory. Understand the territory.
The history of the Óbidos Lagoon is also written on its vessels, in the hands of those who built them, in the fishing gear and in the daily gestures of generations of fishermen.
Casa das Bateiras seeks to preserve and share this heritage, bringing together images, documents, objects and memories that reveal the importance of the lagoon in the life of the communities of Foz do Arelho, Nadadouro and all the surrounding territory.
More than remembering the past, this space invites us to understand how the relationship between people and water continues to define the landscape, culture and identity of this place.
Vessels and traditional know-how
To know the bateiras is to discover the vessels, the materials, the construction techniques and the knowledge that allowed their adaptation to the waters of the Óbidos Lagoon. Each vessel witnesses a way of working, sailing and living in close relationship with this territory.
JAGOZES - In addition to photography
Nuno Rocha · Video and installation
In the context of F/262 – International Photography Festival the Project Jagozes, by Nuno Rocha, expanded beyond photography, through the video and installation presented in the Jaime Umbelino House-Museum · CEF – Photography Experimentation CentreThese works extend the visual and narrative universe of Jagozes, exploring other ways to address the issues in the project. Through movement, sound and the relationship with space, the image gains new dimensions and invites the public to a more immersive exhibition experience.Photography, video and installation thus intersect in a dialogue between image, space and memory, expanding the possibilities of project interpretation.
PATRIMONY, ART AND MEMORANDUM
1982 ➔Photojournalism and documentary photography
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Fernando Negreira
Fernando Negreira
Azores, 1982 · Documentary photography
Fernando Negreira began his photographic career in 1975, developing a career of several decades linked to photojournalism and the Portuguese press. He collaborated with several publications, including Jornal de Letras, Visão and Exame.
His documentary work reveals an attentive look at people, places and ways of life, constituting a visual record of the transformations of Portuguese society.
Work integrated in CEF – Centro de Experimentação da Fotografia (Photo Experimentation Centre), provided on loan by the holder entity.
PATRIMONY, ART AND MEMORANDUM
SEK. XX → LIFE IN LAGO
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Traditional fishing in Óbidos Lagoon
Caldas da Rainha · Obidos Lagoon
The Óbidos Lagoon has been, for generations, a place of work, sustenance and identity for the communities that lived from its waters. Traditional crawlers, fishing gear and knowledge handed down between generations are part of a heritage deeply linked to the history of this territory.
This historical photograph documents the daily life of fishermen in the lagoon, revealing the relationship between boats, manual work and the landscape. A visual testimony of practices and ways of life that contributed to build the maritime memory of the region.
ACERVO · CASA-MUSEU JAIME UMBELINO
2021 ➔ PENEDO FURADO
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Sculpture · Patrícia Ribeiro
Penedo Furado is a sculpture by Patrícia Ribeiro, ceramist and sculptor whose artistic practice finds in Nature its main source of inspiration.
The work evokes the organic forms of the landscape, exploring volumes, textures and irregularities that refer to natural matter. His presence at the Jaime Umbelino House-Museum establishes a dialogue between contemporary creation, territory and the sensory relationship with materials.
Integrated in the permanent exhibition of the Jaime Umbelino House-Museum, in Foz do Arelho, the sculpture invites the observation of forms and the discovery of beauty present in natural imperfection.
Born and raised in Proença-a-Nova, in Beira Baixa, Patrícia Ribeiro develops her work from the studio in Foz do Arelho. Since 2017, he has deepened his practice in ceramics through courses and training, participating in individual and collective exhibitions.
His work is characterized by the exploration of organic forms, tactile textures and colors inspired by Nature. Its creative approach is based on two key ideas: ‘Nature at home’, which seeks to integrate natural elements into everyday life, and ‘Perfection is in the naturally imperfect’, which values the authenticity and uniqueness of each piece.
SAFEGUARD OF IMATERIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE
A living heritage, a memory to preserve
The chutes are more than boats. They are testimonies of a secular relationship between the local communities, the Óbidos Lagoon and the sea. To preserve this heritage is to protect the knowledge, techniques, stories and people that bring the maritime culture of the region to life.
Heritage lives in people.
Each vessel keeps traces of a way of life. Each tool reveals a learned gesture. Each testimony carries a memory that we do not want to miss.The Casa das Bateiras values the people who built this story and seeks to create a space where their experiences, knowledge and memories can be shared with future generations.
Heritage lives in people.
Jaime Umbelino House-Museum · CEF
Timetable
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Wednesday to Sunday
11:00–13:00 14:00–19:00 -
Visits by appointment.