a certain way

There is a certain way of breathing in which the body enters into perfect harmony with the universe; a way in which they breathe together. It’s something you practice. Or that you imagine.

Text by Paulo Kellerman

Portable Link, a dialogue between photography and literature

Esclarecimento

A mulher desdobra lentamente a lona e prende-a à parede. Muita gente passa ali àquela hora, mas quase ninguém repara na mulher e na sua lona, onde está escrito “liberdade confunde-se com vulnerabilidade”. Durante algum tempo, as pessoas continuam a passar, a lona continua a ser ignorada. Até que a mulher se começa a despir, até ficar completamente nua. E de repente a lona passa a ser lida; e a fazer sentido.

Clarification

The woman slowly unfolds the canvas and secures it to the wall. A lot of people pass by at that hour, but almost nobody notices the woman and her canvas, where it says “freedom is confused with vulnerability”. For some time, people continue to pass by, the canvas continues to be ignored. Until the woman begins to undress, until she is completely naked. And suddenly the canvas is read; and makes sense.

Paulo Kellerman

Portable Link: a dialogue between photography and literature

O canto

Há sempre um momento em que sente no seu corpo: vão cantar; e nesse instante, os pássaros cantam. Serão eles que mantêm o mundo em movimento com o seu canto?

[There is always a moment when she feels in her body: they are going to sing; and in that instant, the birds sing. Are they the ones who keep the world moving with their singing?]

Paulo Kellerman