BorrowedEarth
借土渡海
Terra Emprestada
05.09 — 05.10.2026
Beijing · Anlan Zizai Coffee
安澜自在咖啡
北京市西城区大栅栏街道大安澜营胡同33号
安澜自在咖啡
北京市西城区大栅栏街道大安澜营胡同33号
A Loureiro Studio Exhibition
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The idea was quite simple: to look for the remnants of Chinese ceramics in Portuguese daily life. To re-examine what happened to that exchange of know-how that traveled all the way from Jingdezhen and then took root in Lisbon and its surroundings.
But the whole premise was full of misleading assumptions.
After all, what are those celebrated Chinese ceramics? What constitutes the Portuguese daily life? And how could we bring this discussion (and the ceramic artform) back to China, if not through the fixed moment of a camera shot?
A ideia era bastante simples: procurar os vestígios da cerâmica chinesa no quotidiano português. Reexaminar o que aconteceu a essa troca de saberes que viajou desde Jingdezhen e depois enraizou em Lisboa e arredores.
Mas toda a premissa estava cheia de pressupostos enganadores.
Afinal, o que são essas célebres cerâmicas chinesas? O que constitui o quotidiano português? E como poderíamos trazer esta discussão (e a forma artística cerâmica) de volta à China, senão através do momento fixo de um disparo de câmara?
这个想法很简单：在葡萄牙人的日常生活中寻找中国陶瓷的遗迹。重新审视那些从景德镇一路传播到里斯本及其周边地区的技术交流究竟发生了什么。
但整个前提充满了误导性的假设。
毕竟，那些备受赞誉的中国陶瓷是什么？葡萄牙人的日常生活由什么构成？如果不是通过相机定格的瞬间，我们如何将这场讨论（以及陶瓷艺术形式）带回中国？
Visiting the hutong venue 参观胡同展馆
Group photo at the opening 开幕合影
The Borrowed Earth team 借土渡海团队
Team and partners 团队与合作伙伴
Outside the venue 展馆外
Talks programme — Making Sense of Taste 讲座项目
Aesthetic encounter session 美学对谈现场
Roundtable discussion 圆桌讨论
The aesthetic encounters talk 美学邂逅讲座
Talk on art and everyday objects 艺术与日常之物讲座
Opening day gathering at Anlan Zizai Coffee 开幕日聚会
Visitors at the exhibition 展览现场
Audience at the opening talk 开幕讲座听众
Aesthetic encounter discussion 美学对谈
Guided visit with the curatorial team 策展团队导览
Curator's presentation 策展人讲解
A conversation on ceramics 关于陶瓷的对话
Exhibition tour 展览参观
Dialogue with guests 与嘉宾对话
Shared moments 交流时刻
In conversation 对谈中
Curator with visitors 策展人与观众
Gathered at the venue 展馆聚会
The exhibition wall text 展览序言
Visitor with the works 观众与作品
Listening to the artists 聆听艺术家分享
Works on the wall — Echoes of Porcelain 墙上的作品
Family Memories series on display 家庭记忆系列展出
Signing the edition prints 为版画签名
The artist signs each copy 艺术家逐一签名
Signing the numbered editions 签名编号版画
Dedicating a print 为作品题签
Browsing the exhibition materials 翻阅展览资料
Exhibition cards and glossary 展览卡片与词汇表
The team at Anlan Zizai Coffee 安澜自在咖啡的团队
All prints are giclée on Felix Schoeller TRUE RAG SILK 310gsm archival paper. A3 limited editions are numbered and signed by the artist (edition of 5 + 1 AP), delivered with a passe-partout, medium certificate and Loureiro Studio certificate of authenticity with online verification. If the signed edition is unavailable at purchase, a Proof of Purchase is issued with our commitment to deliver. B5 open editions include passe-partout, protective envelope and medium certificate.
Prices shown in RMB with fixed exhibition reference rates (€1 = ¥8 · MOP 1 = ¥0.89); payment is charged in RMB. Works ship from Xiamen in protective rigid packaging. Shipping costs are shown at checkout; delivery dates are arranged individually by email with each buyer. A3 works by Márcia Simões and Diana Soeiro are produced after the exhibition closes and delivered by April 2027 against a signed Proof of Purchase; all other works ship from stock. Availability is updated weekly after each Monday sales report.
Contact: contact@loureirostudio.com
Caterina Paiva (裴瑞灵) is a curator and cultural consultant, a PhD candidate in Art History and Theory at Peking University, trained in Philosophy and Anthropology. She is the founder of Sinóptica 提纲 magazine, Editor-Curator of Borrowed Earth and Director of Loureiro Studio.
All events start at 3:00 PM at Anlan Zizai Coffee 安澜自在咖啡. Free entrance — on 6 & 19 September, a minimum of one drink per person is kindly requested.
所有活动于下午3点在安澜自在咖啡开始。免费入场——9月6日与19日的活动，敬请每位至少消费一杯饮品。
Todos os eventos têm início às 15h00 no Anlan Zizai Coffee. Entrada livre — nos dias 6 e 19 de setembro, agradece-se o consumo mínimo de uma bebida por pessoa.
Anlan Zizai Coffee
北京市西城区大栅栏街道大安澜营胡同33号
No. 33 Da'anlanying Hutong, Dazhalan Street, Xicheng District
Daily, 10:00 — 20:00
The Borrowed Earth exhibition will continue its journey between China and Portugal. Future venues and dates will be announced in the coming months.
《借土渡海》展览将继续其在中葡两国之间的旅程。未来的展出地点和日期将在未来几个月内公布。
A exposição Terra Emprestada continuará a sua jornada entre a China e Portugal. As próximas sedes e datas serão anunciadas nos próximos meses.
Borrowed Earth began as an open call for photography, inviting artists to explore Chinese ceramics in contemporary life — objects, gestures, domestic spaces, and rituals. The winning works were selected through an anonymous jury process.
Borrowed Earth começou como um concurso aberto de fotografia, convidando artistas a explorar a cerâmica chinesa na vida contemporânea — objetos, gestos, espaços domésticos e rituais. As obras vencedoras foram selecionadas através de um processo de júri anónimo.
《借土渡海》最初是一项摄影公开征集，邀请艺术家探索当代生活中的中国陶瓷——器物、姿态、家居空间与仪式。获奖作品通过匿名评审选出。
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