Book Launch – Counter-Collections: Dialogues between Urban Space and Archives
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10.10.2026
Onomatopee & Space Transcribers
Join us on 10 October, 6:00pm, at Limestone Books, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Published by Onomatopee (NL) and Faz Cultura (PT), with editorial direction by Space Transcribers, 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴: 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘜𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 is a bilingual PT/EN publication emerging from the 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘒𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘬 project, which reactivated five vacant kiosks in Braga as exhibition spaces as part of Braga 25 – Portuguese Capital of Culture.
While artistic and architectural practices have increasingly challenged hegemonic historical narratives in major cities, bringing forward stories and archives excluded from mainstream histories, medium-sized cities have received far less attention. 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 asks where the diverse histories of these cities reside, what collections exist beyond traditional institutions, and how artistic and spatial practices can uncover overlooked archives, narratives, and legacies.
The session will feature a presentation of the book by its editors, Fernando P. Ferreira and Daniel Duarte Pereira from Space Transcribers, followed by a conversation with Bruno Alves Almeida, curator at Jan van Eyck Academie and a contributor to the book, and Ana Resende, designer of the publication.
Space Transcribers is an architecture research practice based in Braga, Portugal, co-founded in 2015 by Fernando P. Ferreira and Daniel Duarte Pereira. Their practice brings together architecture, art, and curatorial work through installations, workshops, performance, publishing, and writing, exploring relationships between the built environment, communities, and ecosystems. In 2023, they were part of the Fertile Futures project that represented Portugal at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. In 2025, they curated Counter-Kiosk, Shopyard, and Forma da Vizinhança as part of Braga 25, Portuguese Capital of Culture. They currently teach at EAAD – University of Minho and the Vilnius Academy of Arts. https://www.spacetranscribers.com/
Bruno Alves de Almeida (Brazil/Portugal, 1987) is a curator with a background in architecture whose practice explores how art can engage with the social, spatial, and environmental conditions of specific places. He is Curator and Resident Liaison at the Jan van Eyck Academie, Netherlands. In 2025, he was a Brooks International Fellow at Tate and received a Mondriaan Fonds Curator Researcher Grant. He was also Artistic Co-Director of the 2024 Luleå Biennial, Sweden. https://www.brunoalvesalmeida.com/
Ana Resende is an architect and graphic designer based in Porto. She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto and a postgraduate degree in Graphic Design and Editorial Projects from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. Working across both fields, she is particularly interested in book design as a space for experimentation with form, texture, visual storytelling, and typography. Her practice includes research, film, curatorial, and editorial projects, developed through close collaboration and attention to context, content, and meaning. https://ana-resende.com/
This publication results from Counter-Kiosk, a project promoted by Faz Cultura, E.M. – Braga’s Municipal Culture Company, as part of Braga 25 – Portuguese Capital of Culture, and curated by Space Transcribers. We would like to thank all the artists, contributors, partners, and institutions who made the project and this publication possible.