Trechos – Arrival of the train to Lagos 1922-2022
By Questão Repetida com o apoio da DGArtes, CM Lagos, Turismo do Algarve, IP – Infraestruturas de Portugal
PHOTO EXHIBITIONS “TRECHOS – ARRIVAL OF THE TRAIN TO LAGOS 1922-2022”
No fim da linha, by Telma Veríssimo – Anel Verde
The Algarve is a region of profound contrasts. From its rural and desertified interior, to the overcrowded concrete coastline and seasonally occupied houses. These are differences that shape experiences that are felt in the 21st century, which still seems like a distant future for a large part of the resident population. The media have evolved, the use of individual transport has become democratized and differences have diminished, but the reality has not changed significantly in recent decades with regard to collective transport.
At a time when there is constant talk of electrifying the railway line, 2022 marks the centenary of the arrival of the train to Lagos, the westernmost point of such a path and one of the connecting factors of this Algarve, which is so permanently seasonal. We challenged two artists to build an approach to what mobility in the Algarve represents, 100 years after the opening of the end of the line to Barlavento, in Lagos: one resident in the Algarve and another who, not residing, has roots in the Algarve. .
No fim da linha | Telma Veríssimo: Documentary photographic project that will reflect on the divergent realities that cohabit Lagos Station and the surrounding area, 100 years after the arrival of the train. The arrival of the first carriages brought the promise of development and local prosperity, but now the Station is no longer the same.
No fim da linha, by Telma Veríssimo – Anel Verde
The Algarve is a region of profound contrasts. From its rural and desertified interior, to the overcrowded concrete coastline and seasonally occupied houses. These are differences that shape experiences that are felt in the 21st century, which still seems like a distant future for a large part of the resident population. The media have evolved, the use of individual transport has become democratized and differences have diminished, but the reality has not changed significantly in recent decades with regard to collective transport.
At a time when there is constant talk of electrifying the railway line, 2022 marks the centenary of the arrival of the train to Lagos, the westernmost point of such a path and one of the connecting factors of this Algarve, which is so permanently seasonal. We challenged two artists to build an approach to what mobility in the Algarve represents, 100 years after the opening of the end of the line to Barlavento, in Lagos: one resident in the Algarve and another who, not residing, has roots in the Algarve. .
No fim da linha | Telma Veríssimo: Documentary photographic project that will reflect on the divergent realities that cohabit Lagos Station and the surrounding area, 100 years after the arrival of the train. The arrival of the first carriages brought the promise of development and local prosperity, but now the Station is no longer the same.