The exhibition TIMELESS TERRITORIES takes place in the singular space of a rock salt mine located 230 metres deep, 30 metres below sea level. A place usually unfamiliar to the exhibition of contemporary art, and where we have intended to build experimental territories to draw the spectator nearer to unrepeatable situations. The particular features of the space where the exhibition takes place – quietness, depth, silence – are incorporated by the works through which we plunge into a metaphorical dialogue beyond the dimension of time.
 
The selected artists are the craftspeople of a unique event, and with their works they generate in the spectator an intimate ability of aesthetic enjoyment. Through their works, the space is dissolved and recomposed, shaping artificial paradises and making the immense visual beauty of the images steer the visitor towards a spatial reflexion that moves us to timeless territories.
 
Works by: Vasco Araújo, Daniel Canogar, Alfredo Jaar, Isaac Julien, Mariko Mori, Berni Searle, Montserrat Soto, Jennifer Steinkamp, Mark Wallinger.

 

Curators: María de Corral and Lorena M. de Corral
  

Useful information
 
Mina Campina de Cima
Rua Quinta de Betunes, 27 - Loulé
 
Opening hours: Wednesday to Friday from 2pm to 10pm (last admission at 9.05pm)
Saturday from 10am to 6pm (last admission at 4.25pm)
 
Booking mandatory. Groups of 24 people every 45 minutes. Minimum age 6.
Covered footwear compulsory. No access for people with reduced mobility.
Information and reservations: +351 962 055 324 (Wednesday to Friday from 3pm to 10pm, Saturday from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm)
 
Guided tours: Saturdays at 11am - booking mandatory:  +351 962 055 324

Admission: €4. €2 for under 25 and over 60.
€5 joint ticket for Convento de Santo António, Mina Campina de Cima and Quinta da Fonte da Pipa.

 

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