cheguei bem

Image | May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 | catarina brinca

a phone call. “cheguei bem” you said. you hadn’t.

five hours later, they let me in. laying on that emergency room, no one could make any sense from what was coming out of your mouth. and then “o meu boneco já aqui está.” total nonsense again after that.

they handed me a garbage bag, your belongings inside. nothing to do but wait.

that garbage bag will forever be carved in my memory. as your brain will forever carry that scar.

here’s looking at you. until those gates are overflowing.

happy stroke day boneco.

tgjb concert jardins inverno

poster

client name

The Greyhound James’ Band

my role

concept . design . photography . production . art director

the objective

A poster for promoting The Greyhound James’ Band concert at Jardins de Inverno event, by CAE Figueira da Foz. The event’s name translates do “winter gardens”, hence the use of tinder wood against snow, photographed.

tgjb concert fmb

poster gif

client name

The Greyhound James’ Band

my role

concept . design . photography . production . art director

the objective

A gif for promoting The Greyhound James’ Band concert at Fundação Mata do Bussaco. This concert was inserted in a children event, at a dreamlike and magical place Mata do Bussaco. So I used legos and dirt to unite the theme, specially the lego tree.

tgjb debut double album releasing concert

poster . program . invitation

client name

The Greyhound James’ Band

my role

concept . design . photography . production . art director

the objective

A poster for promoting The Greyhound James’ Band debut double album releasing concert. I cut some vinyl with a paper scalpel and ruffled placed the remaining of the cuts on a table. I photographed using the light of a small lamp because I wanted a dark atmosphere.

The same image that was printed on the poster was used to do the concert program.

I also reused the vinyl against a glass, to experiment with different backgrounds, and then photographed them.

danças palacianas

album artwork

client name

César Oliveira

my role

concept . design . photography . illustration . art director

the objective

This album was a reinterpretation of the music from the middle ages, in Portugal. I had total freedom, the client had no request. I chose to use an artwork pen, with sepia do to all the drawing and lettering, with the gold and violet, associated to the illuminated manuscript, as well as the “s” with that particular shape. The pattern was also a inspiration from the fabrics used back then. Then I photographed the all thing, making sure I let those nuances from the sepia stand out.

chão de são francisco heirloom

photograph

client name

Chão de São Francisco

my role

photography

the objective

This wine estate is being remodelled by the new heirs. They wanted photographs of the property to use in conventions and other sorts of events.

feed your hound . tgjb ep

album artwork

client name

The Greyhound James’ Band

my role

concept . design . photography . linoleum carving . art director

the objective

An album artwork for the band’s first EP, digital format. I was carving the linoleum and was very pleased with the way the fresh cuts were looking, almost like sand or mud, so photographed it. Later, when the EP was being prepared, I realised I had to use that image, the new start of the band vs the fresh cut of the linoleum.

feed your hound . tgjb concert souvenir

doggy bag

client name

The Greyhound James’ Band

my role

concept . design . linoleum carving and printing . production . assembling . art director

the objective

Greyhound James wanted something to give to the audience, at the end of the concerts. He also wanted to include a little teaser to announce the EP releasing. So me and him come up with this idea of a doggy bag, only instead of food for people, it had dog dry food, so they could feed their hounds.

credits

Greyhound James