music
On an album where light is scarce, a single violin multiplies through loops. Here, the ethereal sound of the instrument coexists with abrasive textures, in an encounter between the acoustic and the electronic. Celeste (2025) is the debut album by Helena Silva, who began the album during a residency in Bali. Born in Barcelos and classically trained, the violinist and composer has been crossing the classical universe with experimental music since the release of her first EP, Manta (2023). She regularly collaborates with national and international orchestras and ensembles, and has participated in albums by artists such as Cícero, St. James Park, Grutera, and The Partisan Seed.
ocupa # 10 — perspective on eletronic music and digital art
For ten years, OCUPA has been keeping up with new artistic production in the fields of electronic music and digital art in Portugal. Promoted by the AUAUFEIOMAU, gnration and the Municipality of Braga, this initiative is related to and has contributed to Braga’s positioning as a UNESCO Creative City for the media arts. This year, in its tenth edition, OCUPA presents a programme of concerts, talks and installations that will take place at gnration and Casa Rolão.
full schedule
friday · 5 dec
21:30 · music / image · sala multiusos (gnration)
ana deus + marta abreu
22:30 · music/ image · blackbox (gnration)
clube de inverno: public presentation with rui maia e mariana vilanova
saturday · 6 dec
14:30 · talk· casa rolão
new creators and the city of tomorrow with pedro lima, bruta, sérgio alves, joão carlos pinto e sara marita
15:30 · music / image · casa rolão
six pairs of consecutive triangle numbers
17:00 · music · sala multiusos (gnration)
helena silva
presents celeste
18:00 · music · blackbox (gnration)
rita silva + bruno rodrigues martins + diogo mendes
present vultures in a quantum space
friday + saturday
installation · sala de formação (gnration)
posto de escuta: mestrado em media arts uminho
instalattion · casa rolão
campo gravitacional, by asteróide fértil
partners auaufeiomau, município de braga, braga media arts, universidade do minho
support república portuguesa – cultura / direção-geral das artes. rtcp – rede de teatros e cineteatros portugueses.
media partner antena 2
