"REGISTO DAS HORAS PERDIDAS | Uma Proto-Coleção" is the new exhibition by the Amélia de Mello Foundation Gallery, inaugurated on 5 February at the headquarters of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
Curated by Sandro Resende and Clara Forte, the exhibition presents an ongoing investigation by P28 - Associação de Desenvolvimento Criativo e Artístico, which explores the theme of the loss of time and the recording of lost hours through the work of Manuel dos Anjos Mendes.
"Art is not only central to our activity of producing knowledge, but it also plays an important strategic role in impacting on the growth of society", emphasised Isabel Capeloa Gil, President of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, at the opening session of the exhibition.
Although the works on display were created chronologically, the exhibition does not follow a set sequence, as this remains unknown. This aspect reflects the passage of time, as curator Clara Forte explained.
Paulo Campos Pinto, the Gallery's Director, reinforced the exhibition's alignment with the space's mission and programme, stressing that "we are delighted to welcome this solo exhibition, which is fully in line with the gallery's programme".
Rita Paiva e Pona, Advisor to the President and Coordinator of UCP's Social Responsibility Office, emphasised that "this exhibition in fact comes from a line of investment that the university has made in this area of mental health. A proposal to have a community for whom mental health is the meaning of well-being".
"REGISTO DAS HORAS PERDIDAS | Uma Proto-Coleção" will be on show at the Amélia de Mello Foundation Gallery and can be visited until May 2025.
