Established in 2010 and consolidated in its present form in 2013, Underdogs works with a diversified roster of Portuguese and international artists connected with the urban inspired contemporary art universe, fostering the development of close relationships between creators, the public, and the city with the aim of promoting art as an everyday experience.
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Splash. Deep in the water, with your eyes wide open, you cannot see that much. As you return to the surface, opaqueness is quickly transformed into transparency. Now, you can see the world crystal clear. Somewhere in between both, a place where the familiar and the unknown coexist - that is where you would like to remain. In an increasingly binary world, however, one feels pressured to choose a side.
Conviction is praised and uncertainty is avoided or refused. While doubt is commonly associated with crisis, certainty is understood as a cure for calamity.
Conversely, art nurtures itself precisely of the benefit of the doubt. Ambiguity, speculation, and contradiction react to our incapacity of not knowing. Art asks questions more than it brings answers, enabling spaces of discussion to emerge and recognizing the troubling processes of decision-making. In the suspended place of art, there is enough room for fragility, empathy, and alterity."
Between Two Waters" gathers the work of seven Portuguese artists who sustain in their works the value of living in the liminal space.
They acknowledge mixed feelings about political spectrums, ideologies, extremism, the inner and outer worlds, and the digital and physical realms. They examine, reassure, and safeguard the in- between space, which becomes important during times when we all need to learn to accept being uncertain.
