Katya Shirshkova and Yura Kuznetsov are young independent artists, composers, and improvisers who work with experimental music at the intersection of academic avant-garde and sound art. Their interests also extend into the interdisciplinary realm, encompassing the creation of performances and audiovisual installations involving various artistic mediums.

Nuno Morão talks to Katya Shirshkova and Yura Kuznetsov about their music and their influences.

Garagem Sul, Centro Cultural de Belém, 2022

ANTECÂMARA is a project for the creation and cultural programming managed by the ASSOCIAÇÃO ANTEC MARA. It serves as a think tank where various reflections and events converge, including conversations, exhibitions, workshops, performances, publications, and more. Starting from architecture, ANTECÂMARA explores various forms of visual and spatial art, promoting critical thinking and interdisciplinary intersections.

ANTECÂMARA aims to promote, disseminate, create, and discuss topics related to architecture, the city, and territory, always considering the cultural dimension of the discipline, particularly its social and human aspects. In a communal and inclusive approach, ANTECÂMARA acts as a gathering point for architecture professionals and as a space that brings the local community together.

Among the means of dissemination for ANTECÂMARA is a gallery and a radio station. The programming at GALERIA ANTECÂMARA includes various formats such as exhibitions, workshops, discussions, events, dedicated cycles, etc., involving participants from various fields, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to architecture. The gallery places a strong emphasis on engaging with public spaces near the gallery and involving residents from the neighborhood and beyond in Antecâmara’s activities.

RÁDIO ANTECÂMARA combines interdisciplinary exploration with a focus on addressing contemporary societal issues. It fosters the creation and research of new contemporary discourses through podcast broadcasts. With nearly three years of content related to architecture, RÁDIO ANTECÂMARA has produced 25 programs, 244 episodes, garnered over 150,000 clicks, and logged around 500 hours of broadcast time, featuring more than 30 authors and numerous guests. In 2022, it conducted a six-month residency at Garagem Sul/CCB, resulting in the exhibition “Sound it. Rádio Antecâmara,” featuring a sound installation by João Galante. The residency continued to explore the discipline of architecture in a comprehensive and cross-cutting way with a weekly program consisting of 50 episodes and 150 guests. RÁDIO ANTECÂMARA also partners with podcasts in the Público network. With two weekly episodes (39 already broadcasted), Antecâmara/P3 brings together the most significant episodes from the radio and a selection of those broadcasted on Sound It.

The headquarters of ASSOCIAÇÃO ANTECÂMARA is located in an old bakery and bread factory (about 250m2) in the Anjos neighborhood of Lisbon. The former bakery’s entrance, a sales space, is GALERIA ANTECÂMARA (30m2), featuring two large street-facing windows (Rua de Cabo Verde and Rua de Macau). The adjacent room (50m2) is a flexible space for training, meetings, and rehearsals. Two old ovens (50m2) with large brick domes have been transformed into a recording studio for RÁDIO ANTECÂMARA. The remaining space is dedicated to the artistic team, administration, production, and also serves as the workspace for the CCA architecture studio.

The program developed by ASSOCIAÇÃO ANTECÂMARA has been recognized by various institutions with which collaborative projects have been established. These include the Junta da Freguesia de Arroios, Prata da Casa, Trienal de Arquitetura de Lisboa, and the Direção Geral das Artes, which provided support for specific projects. It’s also worth mentioning the aforementioned invitation from CCB_Centro Cultural de Belém for organizing the exhibition that accompanied Rádio Antecâmara’s six-month residency at Garagem Sul.

ANTECÂMARA RADIO

19 Finestre #6

Aforismos espaciais #5 — Chá e Amor

Arvores sem raizes #7 — Carlos Alberto Augusto. Sons e silêncios da paisagem de Arroios

Entrevistas Póstumas #2 — Lina Bo Bardi

For a Novel Architecture #3 — Reprises [Beirut], Rerun and remembrance… Kierkegaard, Robbe-Grillet, the power of ruins…

Fora de Pé #16 — Ricardo Jacinto and Diogo Alvim

How Together #9 — The housekeeper

Janela Entaipada #2 — Janelas Entaipadas x Público Podcast Antecâmara

Os Ritmos da Cidade #5 — O Soul da Fonte da Telha, with Raquel Castro

Radial Spaces #1 — Boundaries

Sound It: As Cidades Invisiveis no CCB #24 — As Cidades e o Desejo de Amândio Pinheiro, with Mónica Calle, Martinho Silva and Sebastiano Raimondo

Tela Habitada #10 — Erwin Heerich, Michael Heizer and Colectivo do Espacio Escultórico, with Nuno Melo Sousa

Toponimia Musical #10 — Rua Augusto Machado

Vertigem das Listas #8 — Lincoln House, with Daniel Zamarbide

Live music at OSSO. These two concerts will be broadcast on FM 89.6 MHz (São Gregório and surrounding areas) and streamed on this player.

THE SELVA | 21h00

The Selva is a string and percussion trio featuring Ricardo Jacinto and Gonçalo Almeida on cello and double bass, and Nuno Morão on drums. Formed in 2016, their music explores the intersections between the broad musical spectrum of each of its members, presenting live improvised, electro-acoustic, multi-idiomatic musical dialogues heavily influenced by minimal and repetitive strategies. In 2017 and 2019, they released two albums on the Clean Feed label.

Ricardo Jacinto: Cello
Gonçalo Almeida: Double Bass
Nuno Morão: Drums

The Selva concert, live from OSSO.

KATYA SHIRSKOVA & YURA KUZNETSOV | 22h00

Katya Shirshkova and Yura Kuznetsov are young independent artists, composers, and improvisers who work with experimental music at the intersection of academic avant-garde and sound art. Their interests also extend into the interdisciplinary realm, encompassing the creation of performances and audiovisual installations involving various artistic mediums.

Katya Shirshkova and Yura Kuznetsov concert, live from OSSO.

Nuno Morão and Ricardo Jacinto in conversation with Pedro Campos.