Floresta 1685 (Forest 1685)

Floresta 1685

Directed and produced by Pau Pascual i Galbis. Music: Laberint (Labyrinth, 2023) a musical composition by José del Valle and interpretation with flauta Piccolo de Paco Varoch. Collaboration Arts and Design Department, Universidade da Madeira, and The Research Institute for Design, Media, and Culture ID+ (Portugal).

Nossa Senhora da Penha de França (Our Lady of Peñafrancia), is a chapel built into the rock itself in 1685. It was also an ancient refuge for canarian slaves, known as brave men, who escaped the violence of the neighboring estates. It is also a meeting and transit place for the residents of Faial, a village located on the northern coast of the Atlantic archipelago of Madeira (Portugal). The crypt is in a haunting forest area, where time stands still, with abandoned farms, banana trees, annona, moss, and desolate paths. Nature invades the material, leading to a poetic crossroads between memory, death, and history.