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O guarda do Vez

For MurArcos 2023 Regg Salgado made a mural on the wall of the house the river keeper lived in. A local beloved man who’s peculiar stories made me imagine him as a surreal figure inhabiting the river Vez.
Logs and debris were collected to avoid floods and rocks were heated in the sun to warm its waters. He painted a calm river with greenish hues and the man whose mind is blazing red. The river bed actually references the max height an actual flood reached. Crazy.

MurArcos is an Urban Art Festival in Arcos de Valdevez organised by Regg Salgado, Mariana Duarte Santos and Daniela Guerreiro.

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Hunted by Anita.
Pictures by Anita Zeilstra.

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AccessPublic
Date created2023-07-31T23:00:00.000Z
FestivalMurArcos
Camera usedSamsung Galaxy A25
Artwork subjectLocal Heritage, history
BuildingAbandoned house
CommissionedCasa das Artes de Arcos de Valdevez, Municipio Arcos de Valdevez, Visit Arcos de Valdevez
PhotographerAnita Zeilstra
Artist nationalityPortugal
Artwork styleFigurative
Surface typeOutside wall
Festival linkhttps://www.instagram.com/murarcos/
Marker typeartwork
CityArcos de Valdevez
CountryPortugal
What3Wordsdepicted.aspiring.inhaler