OBSERVARIA 2015
‘ObservaRia’* is a bird watching event, held biennially, held in the Municipality of Estarreja.
In 2015, the organization decided to score this event with an Urban Art action and invited us to challenge an artist to work on this theme and venue.
The choice fell almost immediately on Bordalo II and in his ‘Big Trash Animals’, whose motto of work are deeply related to the preservation of Nature.
The animal chosen as inspiration for this installation was the most characteristic bird of this area, the Guarda-Rios.
* ‘ObservaRia’ means something like ‘Watching the River’
Public Art Event
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Client
Estarreja City Council
Services
curation, development and production
Location
Estarreja, Portugal
Artist
Bordalo II (Portugal)
Artworks created
1
Date: 2015 | april
Photo Credits: Lara Seixo Rodrigues
On the Map
Press highlights:
Eco Jornalistas _ ‘Arte urbana num grito pelo ambiente em Estarreja’, 01/04/2015
Metro News _ ‘ObservaRia 2015: arte urbana num grito ambiental’, 13/04/2015
Stick2target _ ‘Guarda-rios by Bordalo II’, 17/05/2015
Notícias ao Minuto _ ‘Arte Urbana num grito pelo ambiente em Estarreja’, 10/04/2015
Wide Walls _ ‘Bordalo II – Guarda Rios’, 2015
Wide Walls _ ‘Bordalo II’, 2015