Nostalgia is a “temporal paradox” (Ravasco 2024) that blurs the lines between past and present, between imagination and remembrance. It can be cathartic, alchemical, dull, inspiring or painful. It can be consciously provoked or accidentally triggered by a vision, a sound, a smell.
For the closing of Rita Ravasco’s installation Tempo Sentido (Casa do Comum, Nov. 13 – Dec. 8) we invite you to participate in our Creative Writing Workshop and/or our Open Mic Session, and share what makes you nostalgic!
Bring an object or photograph, personal or found, and look into how and why it triggers a nostalgic longing in you.
Creative Writing Workshop (Bilingual EN/PT)
Dec. 8, 15h-16h
Through a series of generative writing prompts anchored in the photo or object you decide to bring, we will explore different dimensions of nostalgia and the way it interacts with emotions, public and private life.
The workshop prompts will be offered in English and Portuguese. You are free to write in any language.
Workshop participants have the option to share the outcome of this creative writing session in the Open Mic Session that follows after.
Workshop led by: Emily Marie Passos Duffy (Lisbon-based poet, performer and researcher)
Workshop spaces are limited, if you are interested, please register under: info.diffractions@gmail.com
Open Mic (Bilingual EN/PT)
Dec. 8, 16:30h-18h
In our Open Mic Session, we invite participants to share with us their thoughts, stories, poems, etc. about a nostalgic object or photograph they choose to bring (ca. 5 mins/participant). Photographs can be brought in analogue or digital form. Feel free to speak in Portuguese or English.
The Lisbon Consortium 