Procession: Praise and Sanctify

Procession: Praise and Sanctify exhibition takes place in partnership with Manicómio, an artistic creation structure with a gallery and art studio with resident artists who have experienced or are experiencing mental illness, in a coworking space open to the public since 2018 in Beato, Lisbon. The exhibition brings together works by Anabela Soares, Cláudia R. Sampaio, Filipe Cerqueira, Joana Ramalho, Micaela Fikoff and Pedro Ventura.

Procession is an exploratory journey into complexity of being, delving into human, social and artistic dignity. A celebration of madness, seen here not as a stigma but as a path to “enlightenment” and acceptance. Through this artistic endeavour, mental illness is not seen as a burden, but as a cornerstone for recognition and legitimization.

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