Territory to Defend (Território)

Territory is both place and memory, a space shaped by human presence and natural form, by history and by imagination. In this exhibition, Alfredo Moreira da Silva evokes the layered meaning of territory, where land becomes poetry, where geography is read as a book of shared experience. Territory is not only ground beneath our feet, but also the air we breathe, the horizons we protect, the cities we build, the seas that sustain life. It is personal and collective, local and universal, familiar and yet mysterious. This theme draws attention to responsibility: to safeguard landscapes and to preserve the bonds between community and environment. Territory is also celebration, an affirmation of the beauty of the world we inhabit. Its sequence is a reminder of harmony between natural rhythms and cultural forms, between daily life and timeless wonder. Alfredo’s vision places us in dialogue with the coast, the forest, the city, the night sky, reminding us that belonging is not possession, but rather care and reverence. Territory becomes both home and horizon, an inclusive stage where people and place meet, echoing the unending human desire to find meaning within the land that nurtures us.