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Mastro Sol
Mastro Sol is a participatory work that brings together installation, kitchen-workshop and public celebration through the collective creation of edible biscuit-dough flags, produced in workshops open to the community, installed around a mast and shared in the final moment as a gesture of encounter and celebration.<br>
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Mastro Sol
Mastro Sol is a participatory work that brings together installation, kitchen-workshop and public celebration through the collective creation of edible biscuit-dough flags, produced in workshops open to the community, installed around a mast and shared in the final moment as a gesture of encounter and celebration.<br>
Mastro Sol is a participatory artwork conceived for public space. Starting from a vertical structure, the mast, the project proposes the creation of a temporary centre of gathering, where public participation is part of the very process through which the work is built.<br>
In the context of the Art Explora Festival, presented at the Marina de Cascais, the work establishes a relationship with the way the festival arrives in the city: coming from the sea, settling by the quay and creating a temporary presence in public space. Mastro Sol extends this movement onto land, transforming the marina area into a place of encounter between visitors, participants and local inhabitants.<br>
The mast functions as an element of orientation and convocation. Through its verticality, it marks a point in space and creates a shared reference. Around it, a collective action takes shape, bringing the artistic installation closer to popular forms of celebration, where preparation, manual work and sharing are part of the experience itself.<br>
© Mário Rainha Campos
© Mário Rainha Campos
The image of the sun appears as the work’s conceptual reference. It is not only a visual form, but also an idea of cycle, celebration and common energy. The sun is understood as a presence that gathers, marks cycles and accompanies collective practices linked to festivity and food.<br>
The process begins in the kitchen-workshop, a space where participants make small flags from edible biscuit dough. Through simple actions, kneading, rolling, cutting, piercing and baking, an everyday material is transformed into elements of the installation itself. Each flag preserves the mark of the person who made it. Once baked, the pieces are kept and later suspended from the mast structure.<br>
The installation results from the accumulation of individual contributions, making visible a shared process of construction. The mast is no longer merely a support structure, but becomes the point where collective participation is inscribed.<br>
In the final moment, the biscuits may be removed, shared and eaten. This possibility introduces a transient dimension into the work: what was built together is transformed once again through encounter and sharing. The installation thus continues in the gesture of eating what was collectively produced.<br>
In Cascais, Mastro Sol proposes an artistic experience situated between installation, workshop and public celebration. The work is built from a material that opens up a field of relation between space and community. Its meaning emerges precisely from the process of gathering people around a common action and transforming encounter into a shareable and ephemeral form.<br>
Mastro Sol is a participatory artwork conceived for public space. Starting from a vertical structure, the mast, the project proposes the creation of a temporary centre of gathering, where public participation is part of the very process through which the work is built.<br>
In the context of the Art Explora Festival, presented at the Marina de Cascais, the work establishes a relationship with the way the festival arrives in the city: coming from the sea, settling by the quay and creating a temporary presence in public space. Mastro Sol extends this movement onto land, transforming the marina area into a place of encounter between visitors, participants and local inhabitants.<br>
Maja Escher
Maja Escher is an artist working across visual arts and participatory practices. Her work focuses on material exploration, collective processes and site-specific engagement, often developing workshops and installations that invite active audience participation.
© Mário Rainha Campos
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Cascais Marina
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Dates and times
Saturday, June 27, from 11:10 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.
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EXPERIENCES On board
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A sound journey through the Mediterranean
An immersive sound experience designed by Ircam, inviting the public to explore the richness and diversity of the Mediterranean through headphones equipped with spatialized sound.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, the boat is freely accessible on site. However, you can pre-book your time online on our website.
For reasons of safety and preservation of the boat, high heels and stilettos may not be worn on the boat.
The museum boat is open to all free of charge. To find out on which quay it will be moored, or to pre-book your slot, consult the page dedicated to your town.
Appropriate facilities have been set up on the Festival site for the reception and access of people with reduced mobility. The boat is equipped with a 1m-wide ramp, accessible to people with reduced mobility, but may require the accompaniment of a third party due to its gradient of over 6%. Access to the aft deck and immersive exhibition is possible. However, the upper deck is not accessible. Please inform us in advance of any special accessibility requirements, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.