Ricardo Jacinto’s career path winds through various disciplines that, in his hands, have brilliantly converged, shaping a particularly unique body of work in contemporary Portuguese art. At its core, perhaps, lies his instrument of choice – the cello – from which exceptional music flows, but his stage is a broad system that brings together visual arts and architecture. Space and construction are, therefore, fundamental vectors of his work, and music exists as a sound project of occupation, whether through the space being occupied, the response of the objects he places there, or the music of his countless collaborators. “Manto” is no exception to these compelling premises: through a multichannel sound system, in the beautiful hall of the University Rectory, the whole space will be the stage for the movement of massive sonic textures, fostering the creation of an environment where resonance and matter will merge. Expect a space filled with sound, purposeful gestures, creation and response, and tectonic currents, placing us at the centre of a living score.

Commissioned by Semibreve under Re-Imagine Europe, a programme co-funded by the European Union