A portrait of the Soalheiro Viticulturists' Club
During a vineyard cycle, João Bernardino and Kitato photographed the Soalheiro Viticulturists' Club, the people who make it happen and the land they work and which unites them.
This is how the book Manta de Retalhos were born, a photographic portrait of this singular territory, Monção and Melgaço, and of the unique and familiar culture of Alvarinho.
The Faces of Alvarinho
Soalheiro Vitivulturists' Club has more than 180 families who dedicate themselves to Alvarinho at the end of the day and at weekends. They earn a complementary income from the vineyard, treating their small plots of vine like gardens.
Seen from above, these vineyards look like a patchwork quilt and each one has the face of its carer.
From the river to the high mountains, the territory is made up of a worked patchwork, vineyards full of life and the stories of local people
The authors' view
"One year, one vineyard cycle, divided into eight trips to Monção and Melgaço (...) Meeting and photographing these viticulturists is in itself photographing a region and its people, a sociological portrait and a dive into the stories of Monção and Melgaço"
João Bernardino
João Bernardino was born in Lisbon, in 1972 and has lived in Porto since 2000.
Designer, teacher and founder of Antsmedia Design Studio. Since 2018 he has been exclusively dedicated to his photographic work and to creating content for numerous national and international organisations.
@joao.bernardino
João Bernardino, nasceu em Lisboa em 1972 e vive no Porto desde 2000. Designer, teacher and founder of Antsmedia Design Studio. Since 2018 he has been exclusively dedicated to his photographic work and to creating content for numerous national and international organisations.
Kitato
Born in Viana do Castelo, Luís Octávio Costa is a journalist for portuguese newspaper Público and explores Portugal and the world. On Instagram, signs as @kitato and tells stories linked to nature and the land, the territory and the people who mark it. To photograph, he goes to the end of the street and to the end of the world.
@kitato
Born in Viana do Castelo, Luís Octávio Costa is a journalist for portuguese newspaper Público and explores Portugal and the world. On Instagram, signs as @kitato and tells stories linked to nature and the land, the territory and the people who mark it. To photograph, he goes to the end of the street and to the end of the world.
Events
Author and Curator
João Bernardino
Kitato
Coordination
Soalheiro
Production
VVCPM - Clube de Produtores de Monovarietais do Vinho Verde
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