Cadernos Portugueses begins with a fascicle dedicated to the Alentejo region. Five authors start from the same territory and create five independent works. The result does not aim to explain the Alentejo nor fix the territory in a single idea. It seeks to observe different realities and understand what is happening in a place where many of the country's issues become particularly visible.

The relationship with the land, property, and rural work accompanies the transformation of agriculture and the landscape. Water has changed scales, uses, and expectations. Low density and distance continue to mark ways of living and leaving. The border is simultaneously a limit and a passage. Memory and cultural transmission coexist with profound changes in communities. And the landscape itself increasingly emerges as an economic asset, available for purchase, investment, and transformation.

Authors: Bárbara Monteiro, Guillermo Vidal, José Fernandes, Mário Cruz, and Rui Costa.

The exhibition opening and book launch will take place on November 21st at 4 pm at NARRATIVA.