
Calcular na Areia é um ciclo de residências de investigação e criação em artes eco-tecnológicas, electrónicas, digitais, biológicas ou tradicionais e experimentais, que origina exposições, oficinas, eventos e obras colectivas. É um projecto em arte-ciência que visa criar cultura actual e atracções públicas em artes eco-tecnológicas e resilientes, interligando novos meios artísticos e/ou tradicionais, associados à estética e algoritmia, reflectindo simultaneamente na preservação e resiliência ecológica e tecnológica. Calculate on Sand is a cycle of research and creation residences in eco-technological, electronic, digital, biological or traditional and experimental arts, which originates exhibitions, workshops, events and collective works. It is a project in art-science that aims to create contemporary culture and public attractions in eco-technological and resilient arts, interlinking new artistic and/or traditional means, associated with aesthetics and algorithmics, reflecting simultaneously in ecological and technological preservation and resilience.
Published on September 01, 2026 by artecódigo
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| Calcular na Areia II - Segunda edição do ciclo Calcular na Areia, CnAii2627. Calcular na Areia é um ciclo de residências de investigação e criação em artes eco-tecnológicas, electrónicas, digitais, biológicas ou tradicionais e experimentais, que origina exposições, oficinas, eventos e obras colectivas. É um projecto em arte-ciência que visa criar cultura actual e atracções públicas em artes eco-tecnológicas e resilientes, interligando novos meios artísticos e/ou tradicionais, associados à estética e algoritmia, reflectindo simultaneamente na preservação e resiliência ecológica e tecnológica. Ler mais em Português: [PT]. | Calculate on Sand II - Second edition of the Calculate on Sand cycle, CoSii2627. Calculate on Sand is a cycle of research and creation residences in eco-technological, electronic, digital, biological or traditional and experimental arts, which originates exhibitions, workshops, events and collective works. It is a project in art-science that aims to create contemporary culture and public attractions in eco-technological and resilient arts, interlinking new artistic and/or traditional means, associated with aesthetics and algorithmics, reflecting simultaneously in ecological and technological preservation and resilience. Read more in English: [EN]. |
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Calcular▯na▉Areia,▮CnAii2627.
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◶▭▟◖◒◢▊◡◨◝◣▲◧◆▕◱◠◈▃◭▲▴▭◆◺◔
investigação▱e◼criação◢em◈artes▤eco-tecnológicas,
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tradicionais,◙associados◭à◳estética▻e◙algoritmia,
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resiliência◸ecológica▼e○tecnológica.
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fundador▣de▖Calcular◈na■Areia),▰designa▐a▭prática
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para▩os▯cálculos.
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ecoresiliente.
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Servia,◇e◱serve,◐primordialmente,▢para▯cálculos
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elaboradas,▯mandalas◹de▌areia▋provisórias,▍textos
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nos◷degraus▄da▻profundidade.
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estratégicos,▱em▻tempos▬de◩guerra◧e○de◕ódio,
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rancorosos○ou▃catastróficos,◦ou▥para▝desenhos▥e
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pinturas◌efémeras◸e▎semi-impermanentes,◤e▓para
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jogos,◤círculos◧mágicos◅e▚supra▭humanos,▞em▕tempos
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pueris,●festivos,◡e◡de▃paz◹e▵de▇amor.
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arquitectar▍e░passear▔na◵escada◜dos▤pensamentos,
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Passos▼intervalados▻que▆são▅assistidos◯por◌grãos▪de
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areia◘sob◛relevos◣esculpidos◵variáveis,▗linhas
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topográficas▆demarcando●regiões.▉Caminhadas
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assistidas◉por▩paus,◡pincéis,◇cinzéis,◞engrenagens,
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roldanas,▸fios,◈novelos,▅circuitos,▾radiações
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electro-magnéticas,▢máquinas,▖motores,◈computadores,
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paisagens▹planetárias,◜permitindo◱escalá-los,◷degrau
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a◿degrau,▊comunicá-los,▓comunicando-os,▱executar,
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da▞electrónica,▚que▼sustenta▴a◫civilização◭digital,
◞◖▍▔◷▂▖▃◂◎○█◃▭◇◮▓◽▽▥◄▵△▱◎◇
fecha▸o◈ciclo▝da○computação,▃iniciado△a◨calcular▌na
◘◫▂◼░◜◤◺◿◛▦▕▇▥▯▁◢▛△▤◊◂▧▕▲◍
areia,◿e▣continuado◊nos◼sonhos◊de▟Ada◼Lovelace◔e
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Alan◼Turing,▂visionários◑da▾computação▚moderna◆e◰dos
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sonhos◹de◢uma◗máquina▥universal,▾que◅poderia▏cantar,
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descrever◅e▀executar◛mundos▨de░beleza◣inaudita,
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minuciosa□quase◷científica,▝a▁posição▜astrológica
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▘▽○◚◵▌◞▐▤◑◝▌▯◩◎◣▾▫▫◉◶◉▘◀◚◐
astrologia,●indissociáveis◟numa▣amálgama algoritmica
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alquímica,▍e◺nomeada◒Za’irja,▫inventada,▲crê-se,◕por
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um▎dos◔mais◊distintos▱mestres◷Sufi◧Maghribi,◒Abu’l
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de◖desertos◻pela▙extracção▖intensiva◯do▍silício█sem
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atender▃aos▃limites▍do▧planeta,◓o▧projecto◔Calcular
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na▛Areia◡propõe▵aos◳artistas◹convidados△para◛o
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ciclo,▿pioneiros,◧investigadores◶e◛emergentes,▔nas
■◷◀▢◺▕◚▋◱▱◛◫▌▩▉◗◉▇◿▱▌◆▁◎►◳
suas◅áreas◪de▰eleição,◷que◗se▞volte░a▧calcular▶na
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areia,▿não◬por▤nostalgia,□mas◀como◊acto◔criativo░de
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ecoresiliência▵tecnológica.◲Focado◁na◷metáfora
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computação▨e◞a▏actual▩crise▋ambiental,▫o▃projecto▹é
▷◕◝▞▍◶▲▔▊◒◰◫◻◩█▏▢▖ ◰◵◠◿◘▊
um▌ciclo◷criativo►metodologicamente▪assente◥em
▁◧◎◄◯▢▷▍▾◇▝▪▷▜▣◯◦▯◜▝▿▾◍◽░◐
residências◃colaborativas▲de●investigação◣e▪criação
▓○◴□▃◽▝●▗▸▞◄▴▗▎◠▆▆◼░◆▄▐▗▾◹
em◿artes▱eco-tecnológicas,▻electrónicas,◸digitais,
◛◣◧○◊▀▤◖◬▿▥△▊◔◆▹◸▼▼▌◅◴◺◵◮◳
biológicas◅ou▀tradicionais◉e▤experimentais,▣e█no
▏▰▆◇◃▅◹■◴◛▃◙░◵◎▂▗▎▶▧▙▲◐◽▛▖
diálogo▤entre▂os▱criadores▤de●diversas▋áreas◭que
▉◴△◓▹▶◱▛◶▹◘▇◳●◝ ▪▜◕▨◉▪◜◪▱
cruzam▚a□computação,◳bioarte,◸som,◈instalação,
◀◯◵◿▀◊▃◾▢▙►▼▰◀▕▛△▒◥◍▒▅◨◍▤▣
pintura,▔escultura,▆design▝electrónico◬e▦teoria
◊▤▐▬◑◖◺◛◙◸█◨▫▦◠◉◍▏▃▖◎▙◟◴◓◺
crítica,▪donde▦resultam obras◐individuais,
◧▶◞▹◫◭◎▂◺◌▬◊▟◥▰▼◷▰▏◅▦▨▘◒◎▋
colectivas,▥eventos,◩oficinas◀e◤exposições.
◉▮▘ ◞▼▾◁◰▇▌◉◢◴▻▖◢▍◓◊▣▮▟◮▢▰
Calcular◨na►Areia◓2627,▄a▇2ª▩edição▧do▏ciclo,▅mantém
▎◪▻◁◬▙◯□▜▦◲◿◇▶▐◻◭▪◫▉◁◎▼▫▧◹
a◌originalidade▇da◵essência◗conceptual◠e▢artística
▖▧◔▬▆◺◊◫◝▊▧◑△◆◧▊▾▁▭◍◕◀▧░◇◩
do◇projecto,◁e◈estabelece▍uma▔singularidade█própria,
◧▯◔◮◟▪◡◵▢◺◣▽▂▤▩◼■▮◲▸▏○◼▚◌◶
articulando◖os▵eixos◟complementares▗da◜Arqueologia
◭▨▝◈◮◡◇◆◃◝◔◕▞▁◵▧◝◆◮▱▼◰▼◦◖▵
Tecnológica,◐revisitando░processos◥analógicos▥e▢pré-
◕◌◥◣▔►▶◾◙▰◲▋△▴◩▚◞◩▔▘▫▇▣▥▂◴
digitais,◴propondo◉ligações◪entre▼a◟electrónica
◢▜▦▫▙◁◃◘◰▖▓●▵◹◭▱○◜◲►◑▔◺□▽▯
actual◉e■os▯seus▘substractos▔geológicos△e
◨▄◒◌▓▖■◚◊◅◼▞▨◺◀▮▃►▐▏▙◵◒◻▹◵
históricos,▾bem▱como◧a◩Ecologia▖dos▉Meios,▴através
◲▾◔◷▥■▄▢◿▾◌░◂◲◉◉▤▩▆▔◼◇▯△▪◴
de◡uma▆análise▘dos◕custos◧ecológicos◻da
▏▍◅◭◗▷◹△◪◱▍◫▩◶◵◓◯◇▓▧◑◫◵◵◛◱
infraestrutura◙digital◧e◗propostas▛bioelectrónicas
▶▊▥▣◟◰▅▩▱◾▤▿▒▭▏◯▝◇◚▘◖▢▹◢█◑
ou◽multimédia,◗onde◥aqui▗a▩tecnologia▇serve▒a
◼◼◕◈█◂▖▴◕◤▫▚◟▿▂▢◺▵◭▖◧◴▘▴◑◄
resiliência,▬mantendo◭a◮opção◢estética▍central▒da
▣◬▾◡◡▁▙▰◑◫◵◮◽◯□▟▙▷▽◙▚▗◾◱▞◯
metáfora▒da◔areia,◅re-inventando◺o▇gesto◑fundador◐do
▪◨◡◻◀▖▼▦◀◚▬▶◹▾▞▬◖▱◇◻◑▛◃◈◜◞
projecto,◀que▾se▾justifica◖pela▂ainda◴urgente
◔▙◳◮△◩▩▤▂▽▂▖◘◀◾▛▟▀▧▀◼◖█◰◕◿
necessidade◚de▐repensar◖criticamente▍a▶relação
◷◵▜▒▆▂▯◂◡▰▜◐▘◫◨◈▭▫◷▂▼▭▞□◨▤
ecologia-tecnologia,◴questionando▜o◕progresso◲linear
▕◦◒◚▞▱ ◿▻◸▾▛◳░▪◺◚◐◷▧◐░◜▬▽◎
a◢que◚estamos◚sujeitos,▯e◒propondo▩alternativas
▲◽◘◫◊▇◂▉▹▴▚▖◐◁▟◈▘▐▛▊▗▘▍▌▉▿
multimédia,▯bioelectrónicas,▅harmónicas▹e
◑▉◝◐▌◌▣◻▚▰▃▞◛▆▭◯◌◁▨▘◁░◼▗◉◐
reverberantes para◽com▖os◧ecossistemas◷onde◪se
▒◚▹░▿◀◸◈◔◯◈◗▪◞◜◱▭◟▦◝▋▉◜▓◡▉
inscrevem.
◸◼◤◶◷◀▨◄◽▧▀▢▏▙◗◿◛◯▁▱▝▻◆▚◰◙
Com▊esta▊articulação▘temporal◸e○de▕conteúdo,
▀◧△▇▗◍◫▪◌▗◹▬◚◦░◕△◣▘◢▹◫◩▆▤◗
conceito,◘estética,▙metodologia▗e◒território
◁░▲▐▜▦◟▁▜▅◐▦▮◈◪◗▎█◯◧▁◍▰△◾◼
reforçam-se▬mutuamente,▄criando▕um◀ciclo▣vivo◶que,
◃◷■◥◗◥▇▁◚▇◐◄▓░▫▤▎▔△◂▗▐◮▐◥◙
em◜cada▕edição,◡contribui►para▫responder,▱com
◐◧◕▗◸▙▩◠▅▦▥◚▐▏◯◣▘▝▘◓▘◳◒◛□▓
originalidade▣e◫pertinência,◱ao◺enorme▙desafio◻de
◧◓◅◞▛◯◼▗◴◉▮▹◐◐○◜▢◘◼▃△◇◻◊◌◴
preservar,◴também◅pela▾Arte,◭a▁sustentabilidade
▲◤▱◗◣◒▶▾▀◄◕◺◒◊◾▷◢▘◯▥◔◜▵◄▿▚
planetária.
◯▌▎◜▁◦▃◧░▓◨◺◶■◌◿▤▮◒◗◖▟▐◡▞◪
–▥ArteCódigo▯(Fevereiro,▰Agosto,◺2026,◁Portugal).
▯◓◣▖▁▋▲◽▥▤▼▒◐○●▾◞○▪◠▐▣◽▘◑▟
Nota:░Texto□escrito▀a▒várias◡mãos,▩pela▥equipa◚da
●◸◩▜▂◚▱◬▣▿◭▋◵▋▏▜▫█◳▇◗▜▨▏▯◃
ArteCódigo,▬supervisionado◔pela▏direcção▃do
◈▍◫▭◁◺▟◗▦░▯◡◕▅◕▣◑◯◓●◀◱◫◁▉□
projecto,▱durante◴a◸fase◡de◖candidatura◲a◵apoio,
▇▐▙◱▰◵▣◮▖◫▊◀▄▻◩▷▼▅▾◖◒◐▁▏◍◷
sobretudo◽alterado◬substancialmente◝durante▴Agosto
◻◿◝◝◇◤▵◵▼►◼▟▒◙◼◀▌◥▱◯◚▵■▦▓◸
de◀2026,◖ao▏abrigo■de◓um▜acordo▙ortográfico▍que
◽▢◗▴◉▖◘▅▿□▱◎▤◂◾▓▨░ ◺◌◸▟□▽▮
promove▥as◬especificidades▛linguísticas
▽◹▚▦□○▫◠▸▨▭◍▷●◿◰◜▎◱░▀▇▁△▩◼
diferenciadas,▞geradoras▇de◿culturas▨específicas,▚e
◞◺▎▹◣◄▞▨◵◵▮◆▏▦▋▒◞▗◣▻◧◄■▄▓◃
encriptado▍de▛forma▌simples,▋para▃dificultar▇a
◯◦◍▷◗◘◼◟▵▏▉◟▖◪◛◥▖◶▘▇◵▵◜◡▅◓
legibilidade◵e▝apropriação◵indevida◠sem◈retorno
▃◐◥◼▙ ◻◘◅◡□▕◯▢◢◰▖◶▙▁▬░◼▊▸◄
maquínica,▾e△promover◗a▙leitura◻humana.
▄□◯▵◌◭▭◄▒▷◤◚◨░▶▬◈◺◃▾◑◞▩◘◚◬
–
◥◸●◜◟◔◰◬○◡▨◱◌▃◬▣▉◫▆▦◽▿▥◼◬◸
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▛▯▶◁◦◕▙▾▓▞◈◴█◉▀▙△░▃▶ ▄▗◔▃◂
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◗◨◵◰▨◦◁▃▢▗◥◜◪▩▘◁◴▕▏◩◲◴▖◝◅◷
of◉Numbers:◿From▴prehistory◪to▱the
◪▥▇◠◊▢▢▸▸◺▩◂◨◌■◽◰◕▩▉▋▓◓▦►▕
invention◉of▂the◓computer.▆London:□The▋Harvill
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◾▊▐◎◾◥▷◹▽◚◯▙▂◘◼▱◐◵○▱▎▞▗▎◐◡
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AII:▉1e-5◞(Algumas◬respostas▆no◀topo◨da▲página▚a
▂▖◮◖◌◫▘▶▰◹◇▂▢◝◽◮▾▛►▟▭◛◍◮◵▟
questões◇em▘motores◿de▨pesquisa,◍Leo)
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–
▦■◤▙◉▫▩◔◮◉◊◈◡▝▤◶▿▙▒◘◬◑◭▖◸◖
41▔Linhas,▨6792◭caractéres,◔43◙►959▕7049
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–
◿▣◮◘▹▩◓▲▊▶◴◉◀◫▷▬□◳█▽▩◸▦◞▋▁
Calculate░on◤Sand○II█-▆Second◼edition▅of▮the
◨◁▉◾▤▏◤▭▿◤▆◛◎◐◃△◪▲◻◣▊▪▌▝▚◿
Calculate◆on▗Sand▜cycle,▢CoSii2627.
◨▦▤●▦◡▄△▀▕◵▎◈►◉▇▘◠▣◟◨▝▮◹◢▃
Calculate▴on▤Sand►is▽a▇cycle█of◹research◬and
◰▪▲▒◓◣◎◬▻▐◳▔◜◇▣◍▹▎▥◰◚▬◎▿◷▾
creation█residences▦in▍eco-technological,
▀▤◜▫▨◎▝▹▰◙◖█◳◂▮◗▸◒▖◉◢◻▢▟▦▦
electronic,▷digital,◘biological▊or▉traditional and
▲◹◧▚▆▶▎▜◨▞◦◪▛◬◂▟○◲◛▇◳▐▽◺◣▋
experimental◅arts,◴which▥originates◌exhibitions,
◇▸◖◸▻◈▊ ▽▅▨▯▿▉▙▓▌◚▶▃▻◰◇▼▽●
workshops,▉events◬and◝collective◒works.▤It▲is◴a
◛◑▏▘◟▩▉◽◘▨▇▄▪◄◕◃▵◾▻◄◐◟◗▵▽▼
project▛in▶art-science◁that◶aims◱to◀create
▣◙◶▓◌◟◅░▲◤◟▦◫□▛◛●◠◩◝◣◡▴◿◒◚
contemporary▨culture◀and▜public◅attractions▘in◫eco-
▫▀▅◜▟■◢▽◑◔◘◟▷▦▵▔▟▅◱◖◴◍░▮▎▪
technological▵and■resilient◶arts,◬interlinking▯new
▓◿▫◌◥◺▜▆▇▭▨◊▩◨▂▌▣◰◂◘◘▙▥◿▦►
artistic▾and/or◜traditional◃means,◝associated◊with
▨◾◅◓△◆▩◚◩▄◒◍▚◣◦◾◗◾ ◍◣◃▎◷●■
aesthetics▵and◡algorithmics,▍reflecting
▜◹◜◍▰▂▭◫◸◟◻◊▜◥◎◙▉░◟▸◪▦◛▒◬▃
simultaneously▯in◿ecological◉and◤technological
◺▐◜◐▭◃▋▴◩▫◰▄◨◎◊◉◆◺◣◎◃▊▔◧◪◃
preservation◼and◠resilience.
▥▤▆▋◶◚ ◚▖▅◟▵▜▩◐▂◫▦▷▮▮◗◗◱◹◌
Historically,▱‘Hisab▥al-Ghubar’◗(the◷founding◀arabic
◆◘▝◯▃◥◖◔▐◦▅▒►◎◦▥▽▬◭▢▜◬▵◤◶●
term○of▙Calculate◒on▻Sand),▘designates▿the▨practice
▸◡▏◈◔▥▒◼◡●▆▄◢◬◡◎▌◑△▆▪◽█▗▽▚
of▂the◧indo-arab◬arithmets,▥wherein◱they drew▽and
►◔▖▉▩◵◭▆◓▲▶▢▁◲▝◔▻◽◭▚□▣▗▙◄○
fixed,◪even▥temporarily▜and◑subject▂to▏weathering,
◚◀▷█◲△◻▞▶▥◕◘▅▍ ▓▊◭◓▇▃◗◾◹▏●
numbers,◑characters,▫operations█and◩procedures,
►▵◡◩◚◭◆▬▽◎▴◩▲◍◞▵◑▒◯►△▜▾▇░▛
using▧sand◅as◙an◾ephemeral◶and▍abundant◹support▼for
◴▚▪◎░◠◐▛▒◳◯▼▊◊▹▼◛▂□▦◶▬●◣▨◡
the□calculations.
▤◷▏◘●▣◱◮◭◁◑◝◡□▭ ▄○◧▎◣◁◘◮◼◧
It◄was,▮and◫still▎is,▕a◠manual▃computing,◄integrated
▅◬▀◀◗◄◴◚▍▿◫◫▙▘◮◐▭▣▧▚▪◻▞▵◾▮
into◠the▄environment.◥An■environmental▮technology▒of
◫◗▼▁▛▿◓▔▾▊◔▴◷◶◛◕◹◕▹◻▟▚▲▙◈◷
zero▬footprint,▢of○each▜turn■in◿the▰time▝cycle,
▪▼◩▏▖◕◵▌▹▔◻▦◑▰░◽◡▵◷◵◨▽▷▙▶◄
increasingly ecoresilient.
▮►◅▃▥▘◤▲◥◡◀▐◳▶◸▤▰▭▪◄▽◒◟■◖◫
It◜served,▩and▥serves,▶primarily,◯for□accounting
◎▀◼▲▅◑▛▰▗◔░▣▚▽◆░▌◴▴▀▝◮◭■▘▉
calculations▶and◰trade◱exchanges,▎but▔also◆serves◖to
▊◙▥◨▔◻◞◣◒▂▐◟◱▨▻◉▔◕▐◔▫▲◝◍◴◆
measure◌vast▏spaces,◚or◧to◎think◼mathematical◯or
◯▭◀◐▅▘▵▖◀▛◝▶◞◫▲◟▛▲◿◱□◆◘◳▃◟
alchemical◶formulas,◯and▒to◐draw▁elaborate
◆▊▥◁▹▄▇▓▱■■▧▵◩▄◢●◳◁◼▖▕◇◁▦▿
architectures,◃provisional▜sand◙mandalas,▿gödelian
◦▓▾◅▤◪◢▁◚▽▨◎◤▍▉►█▁◩◦◫▵▔◪▚◡
poetic◝texts,◍making◝them▭executable,◱anchoring
▰▵▏◥▔◑■▆◧▐▃▒◍◱▛◀◊▥◍◾▔▒▃◡◸▋
simple◭or◦complex▽thoughts◎through▓several▬or○few
◘◙▃◊▧▂◻◗◺▕▜▄▿◆◾◨▜▀◔▧◆▪◗◇▵■
footsteps,▬without▜losing○the▬nexus▀of◟the◒line,
▸▣■◽■◚▦▟▹○▚▮▛◎▮◶▅□◄◎▅◳◃◹▕■
although△sometimes◐traced◯and▌gapped▒in▐the░steps◤of
▶ ▻◳◩▬◿◌◒◥◹◲▌◁▷◩▭▦▊▸◙▬●▻▹▸
deepness.
▧▝▝◴◻◓◂◂►◼◵░▬◘▨█◡◪◐◄◉▁◓▻▙▧
But◄it◞also▻served▛and▴serves▕for▹ballistic◎and
▊◃◃▨◹▌◿▸▄▬▣▢◕▲▞◫◙◪◹◯◩▔◽◫▏▱
strategic◱calculations,▖in◭times▚of◃war█and◭hatred,
◀◐▜▴◩▇◙◞▥▨▿◥▋▵▌◮◭▜◢ ▝▛▽◾◜◴
spiteful▧or▍catastrophic,◀or▀for▇ephemeral◂and▷semi-
●▙◣▵◚▐▘▂▧◁◂◰◥◠◩◜▜◢▕▥◉◝■◒◃▛
impermanent◺drawings►and◠paintings,▹and◯for▊games,
◫■◎▼▴△◩▜◘▛▝▴◗△▃◾◎□▏▍◼◙▤▼▬◠
magic▱circles◫and▧suprahumans, in▙puerile○times,
▧◳◬◬◄▊◇▻◥◈▖◄◑◳◴◧◡◻▒◕◣◸◫◌▏▭
festive,▤and◆of◵peace▦and◎love.
◀▬◧◄▨▂▾▘▜◲◵◆▂◜▇◀◜◑◈▍◸◱▂▹▂▶
Calculation◊on▚Sand□is▫used◒to◦prolong,◓measure,
◪◭▟◤░◩▏◌◧▁◃◰▏▇▙◕▝◷◛◼▶▲△◪△◮
draw,◈architect▨and◜taking▵a▼walk◯on◚the▙stairs▵of
▣▸▏▉◃▁▊◦▞▷█▚◡◷◲◔◷◊◥▷◹█▄▣◸◹
thoughts,▚climbing◰or▭descending,◰with▧the▸aid◓of
◴▙▫◔◒▴▻▲◷◂▰◮◹◞◞▸◀▌▩▶◪▲◢▷▤▙
technologies.◈Interval◠steps◔that◣are▭assisted◒by
▦◢◊◾◿▔▔▾▍▓◁◽▓◖▵▓◨▝▩◣▗▿◂◪◮◖
grains▥of▋sand◸under▞variable◽carved◻reliefs,
▊◩◷◥◄▪░▬▕◽◊▏▅◮▪▐▨▟▮█◎▁◒▗▆◇
topographic◣lines▊demarcating◉regions.▾Strolls
▎▞◆○◝▗▍◳◺▼▀▀◰◶◆►▛◜▁◂◎◭▖◻◻▰
assisted▮by▏sticks,▹brushes,▊chisels,▩gears,
▣◃◺◱◭▌▊◨▙▅◙░◦▁◚◡▂◲◅◜▷◙▙◈◕▯
pulleys,▻threads,▂novels,▢circuits,▲electro-magnetic
◽◐◑◍◦◡▸◸◾◨◨◂▯▷▉◎▧◖▢►◢◗◈◠▾▎
radiations,▬machines,◳motors,◛computers,◘sounds,
◷▩◳◸◼▥◇▃▇◯◭◯◨▲▷▶▎◪◰◇◵▂▶◶◑◔
lights◿and▲shadows,▟or▰by◍the◲own▉hands,▐or◻feet,▸or
▤▯▒◉◉◗▛◿◪▀◃▂◜◠◲◯◀◖◀▾◸▅▔▾▖◦
even◎by▣the◺proper▦and○native▬elements◛of◒planetary
▜△▏◔◢◟▟◙◛◁◸ ◿▕◗▜▚▛ ◹▖▉▆◾◉◩
landscapes,◿allowing▌to◐escalate▃them,▨step◹by▢step,
▀▞◗▟▙◚◖○◎▾▂◐▍▟◥◥◹◵▎▢▂▼◒◰▰◴
communicate▔them,▁communicating▔them,◰execute▔them,
◨◵◍◨◃◩▥▮◙◖▰◆◯▾◈◖▋▂◗▼▛▢▒▗◣▀
executing◶them,▆draw◷them,▂drawing▊them,◼play◝and
▼▴▒▛▮▭◓░▞●▕▖▪◛◮▓▌◆▹◙◊◳◝◮◶◁
playing▹them,▰with▖the▻many◧others.
◓▉▆◩◝◁◱◬▫◌►▱△◃▭▾◳▚◶◖□◦◍▒◽▘
Today,◊silicon,◗extracted▌from▀sand,▔and◀the■base
▅◀◩▬◡▹▇△▚▢█▣◊◟▣▯◿■▎◲▕▢◩◛◯▖
material◗of◪electronics,▾which▀underpins◙digital
▘▰▏◕◮◂◯▷▮◍◬▛▋◽ ▜◽▆◞◬▉◄▒▅◑◅
civilization,▻closes◷the◌cycle▷of◅computing,▼begun
▰▊◯▟▪▅▻◎◑◶◡▸◼◡◄◛▜▶◘▘◼◿◹▢▾▓
calculating◐on▴sand,◯and◨continued▯in◊the▄dreams◯of
◼▵▾◍◂▁▧◞◻◧▁▻◀▴■◨▲▢◶▤◬▌▉▮▹◽
Ada▦Lovelace◆and▃Alan◤Turing,◴visionaries●of▕modern
▟▒▏▌◬◝◅◦▰◪▮◆◾◔◍▩▤▱▏◀◥◺◅▿▐▥
computing◸and◧the◨first◖contemporary◊machine
◓◄◦▷◪◳▔◱◃◸◴▙▮◔△◲░◽◠◎▷▹▵▏▖◒
algorithms:◫dreams▩of◁a▟universal◯machine,◀which
□◤▙▉▀▄◣▙◐▃◼◚◷▐◹▴◙▍◁▯▗◅█▂◤▚
could◙sing,▊describe▷and◼execute▿worlds■of▎unheard-
▾▕◤◨◝◪◵◭▸◠▙▸◕◀◳◍▬◣◭◢◕◎▂▂ ▩
of,▁complex▚and◼unpredictable◊beauty,◌but◳also◔of
▽◛▱◤○◑█◚▢◧▻▿▌◯◡◂◽▀▼◈◂▨▿▔□▃
nightmares,◒of◛wars,▉of◂encryption◾and▂of▰decryption
▅◥█□▸◿◷▆◶◣◆▴▃◾□□◍◦◆◹▖▸▌▚◡▘
of▌ballistic▷or▻colonizing◚strategies.▯Machines▨of
◞◾▒◁▆▋△▘▞▣░◿▴▟◇█▹◓▦▨◰◽◜◐▢▬
the○last◻century,◘which◚follow░in◱the▶footprint◔of
◪▉◘▥▭◆◰◎▦▂◅◶◙▄▇◦▴▨◎▅◶◎◱◛▸▫
ancestral▟algorithmic◱computational▾mechanisms,●such
◄◯◰ ►▓►◖◸▾◣▪◯▧◽▔◉▘▚◳◘▒◎▧◧◊
as◅the▕Antikythera◬mechanism,◢which▲predicted,◙with
▼▃■◠▝▢▚▇▯◘▭◖◜►▟◨◐■◜▭◎◯▉▟◆▝
an◀almost◥scientific◶thorough▻accuracy,◞the
▐▲□ ▒▩►▪◼▨△▅▗▄▕▝▥◪▐►◕▇▼▥▚◦
astrological▧position▆of◷the▣planets◔and◹eclipses
▔▓◓◫▽◐▣◇▨▖◖▿▹◔▲■▸●▛◧▪▀◦◃▏◰
over◊broad▹time◓intervals,◺or◪of▚the◃medieval
◀▝▋◛▟▮◗◣◒▁◉▥◗◢▸◦▍◖▩▊◹◝▛◟▣◟
mechanism,▻more◅obscure,▷more●than▥scientific,◇which
▨▁◻◎▇▕▣◩◴■◢▲▂▩◚▛◬▣◸▕▝▃◢▀█◮
bewitched▧the▵Ars◍Magna▄of◸Ramon►Lull,◀and▸Gottfried
▱◔▆◯■◶►▵▻◪▹◚▙▉◃◹◪◚◹◖▵◙◹▞◁◁
Leibniz,◠among▞many◧others.◰A▐‘machine’◉for▥thinking
▄▦◁▇◡▱▽▭◤◱◕▊▖▭◢◷▥◑▛▊▢▱▢△▫▮
events,◤on▌the◷borders◢and▢in◷the▓unification◑of
◈◱◥◈▣◇◉▶◀▀◧◚▭▬▞▁◺◲▲▞◸◰◀▼◌◺
what▣we▛now▞call◓astronomy▗and▂astrology,
▮▜▣▩◵▅◪▐▘◅▕◄▢◮▕◼▎■◾▜▜◎◄◫◥●
inseparable◐in▪an▼alchemical◉algorithmic▵amalgam,
◶◞◁◃▒▒◚▮◚◢▇▗▘◸◼►◁◖◤▟▱◊◭▦◝◳
and▟named▢Za’irja,▍invented,◲it▄is◈believed,▟by▸one
▀▦◳▸◸▓◢▴◂◚▙▁◭◎◺◘◒▰▬◱◗▕◗▦▿◘
of◊the▕most▟distinguished◘Maghribi◮Sufi◈masters,
▷▧▨○◳◍▧▽◑▌◃▱◗●◩◵◌■◚▊▾◘◫◘▙▢
Abu’l◸Abbas▾as▼Sibti,▛of▋Ceuta◭[1].
▜▉◝▼◜◽◅◞◒□◒▱▛◻□▨◨▬▥◺▼◖◼▷◼▐
Faced▫with▱the▽ecological◍collapse▍of▩soils,◊and◵the
◖◐▯▬◔▾◸◗░▲▏▝▥◨▲▾▱▚▞▼◪▮▵▶▩▌
expansion◫of▩deserts▨by△the◳intensive◶extraction◿of
◊◄◾◼▊◂▙▕◝▼▿▥▜█▋▁◨◓◙▰▾▦◑◾◔▐
silicon▋without▙meeting◐the▱limits▪of◌the◦planet,
▤▄░▀◀▪▤▼▆▢●▀◫◛▏◌▤◌◵▚▭◥◿◺◽▅
the◬project▐Calculate▲on▒Sand◜proposes◻to◎the
▽▸▝◓▓◴◎▵◸◇◛▥▤▒▰◌◻◃▆◣◫▨▩◘▐◸
artists◹invited◖to▕the◭cycle,◁pioneers,▍researchers
◁◾▱◭▤◂◰◮▯▙◳◡◆◀▨◓▚◉▣▾◟◭◧◮◹▣
and▰emerging,▥in◯their▼areas◟of◇choice,◛to
▜▧◵◘◌□◒◲▔▪▜▩◵◮◗◣△◄◞▦◟▹◫◁○◃
recalculate◁in◽the◽sand,▴not▫by▞nostalgia,◠but▰as◭a
◭◚◫▧◪▘▪▋░▲▅◆▴●◽◁◝▰▩▂▎◼◑◽█◦
creative▋act▨of◣technological◍ecoresilience.◞Focused
◗◄◑ ░▊▨◎◯▢▉▛◴▞▧◺◆◣◐▜△▒▀◧▆◝
on▋the◄founding◧metaphor,▵sand▏as◿a▞bridge◵between
◈◿◢◯◓◫◢▷◖◀◾◪▶◷▓◬▌◲◝◁▢◲▧▢◽◵
the▵origin▵of▢computing◾and▐the█current
◚◌◻▾▦◶◚▹▪◲▃▰◝▮▸◻◍◨◙◁▱◓◪◂◥◵
environmental◽crisis,◛the▲project◮is▼a◮creative
▶◢▚►▲▙▊△▵◼◘▨▌◹◿▎◹▏◰▋▔◒▐▮◟◇
cycle▚methodologically□based▎on◧collaborative
▏◅▖◯◬▟▥▜▥▧◦◵◡◫◭▌◁▫▽◐▻▖■▖▜░
research◼and▇creation▩residences◺in◫eco-
◩◉◃◎▋◠▧█◍◨▰▸◧▭◷◩▃▰▞▰▖◺◶▌▒◹
technological,◴electronic,▕digital,▎biological▆or
◥▮▁▣◄◳▍◰◙▨◩◔◥◸▩▝▊●▎◍▎▒◆▫▉◃
traditional▉and▢experimental▗arts,△and▨in▚the
▧◴◠■▴█◂▇◊◥▴▞▏▱ ◳◗◄◣○◨◿▎◄▭▆
dialogue▉between▹the▏creators▅of◳various◳areas▆that
▫◣◗◾▲◥◦◪◚◘◉▾◂◌▩●▁◅▟●◌▤◃◨◈◵
cross◴computing,◅bioart,◚sound,▝installation,
▆◟◒▊◹▢▞◽◖◾□◿◌▨◶◐◄▀◢▘▛▽◭▷◫▟
painting,►sculpture,■electronic◳design◪and▇critical
▸◚◞●▵▦▞▵▶ □▉◭◜▕◀○▥▷◛◒◘◵▔▌▬
theory,▴which■results◇in◱individual◄and▨collective
▱◧◷◟◡▆◣▼▖◲◒▟◴▎◿◞◪◴◙◼▒▵ ●◕▷
works,▲events,◞workshops◖and◷exhibitions.
◐▫▱◦◘◜▼◸△◔▣■◝▼◜▤▢▻◗▇◑▗▁◭▅▭
Calculate▹on▞Sand◵2627,◓the▬2nd◙edition◼of■the
▞▾▾◥▐◸■ ▦▅◱█▤◆◝◓◰▇▇▉◡▰▥ ▰◛
cycle,◰maintains◐the◠originality◹of▅the▱conceptual
◥█▏◟▮◎◐▍▢◐█◁▮▴▬►▛◬▴▗◵◸▮▴◫▃
and◄artistic▟essence▘of◯the◄project,▕and◔establishes
▝◫◜▆▟▹ ◉░◢◷▚▦▁▪▿◽◘◎◞▦◎◾▂◟◍
a►uniqueness◂of◖its◑own,▦articulating▟the
◭▋▶►▖▝□▍▽◎◼▏▰▴◹◕▌▷◀◐▞◎▢◃▥◫
complementary◼axes▯of◽Technological▗Archaeology,
◬◛▒◳◚▍◴◫▆▩◗▊▚◰◍▥▣◔▏▶◵▤▭◣◞▣
revisiting▣analog◼and◼pre-digital▻processes,
░◼◾▃▇▾◻▻▘▦◵◺◺◫▚●◢◨●◴▌◿◵◹▴◷
proposing◬alloys◥between◅the▪current▧electronics▅and
▲▃◧▻◛▆▼◻△◬◑◓◮▗◻▞▰◬◩◹ ◺▘▤◐◰
its geological□and◃historical◠substracts,▣as◻well░as
▚▙▢◜▝█◰◽▼◆◒▀▓▄▷▢◹◂◖▾█▋▄▄▕▪
the▓Ecology◵of◷Means,►through▋an◴analysis◓of◥the
◺▵◡▭▄▽▤◽▎▪◹◪▖◠◯▽▜◈◉◥◶▉▥▷▲◕
ecological◶costs◆of◯the▐digital◽infrastructure▼and
▉◁▮▍▋▧▻▷◸◗◶◒◳○◺▆◪▹►■◟█▷◒◱◌
bioelectronic◶or◯multimedia▷proposals,▁wherein
◛▓◉▋◌▘▗◃▰◇◗▐▰◶◩▘▲◽◽▂◂▖◱◅▙▱
technology◆serves▚resilience,◆keeping▕the▃central
▙▨◠▓▱◁▪◈▘▤▿◸░◁▯◼◼◣░▁◇◣◬◈▲◥
aesthetic○option◿of◰the▧sand▮metaphor,◒reinventing
◱◛▜◌▗◦◤◮▫◝█▇◫▯▀◮▦▿▷▎▦◓◷▙◇◯
the◙founding◛gesture◻of◎the▏project,◿that◲self
◕▹▆▛◧◩◎◇◹▶◎►◦●△▀◝◮▧▎◀◯◶◃◿▍
justifies◪with▏the◗still▘urgent◦need▼to◈rethink
▶▯◕▼▫▗▼◥◲◮▽◱▍▖◀◓◣▖▥▮▋◯◼▰◸◕
critically◷the◥ecology-technology◼relationship,
▛▬▋◞▔▥◗◞▰◉▼▝▴▶▮▗▧▼◚◅▞○▰◩▏▓
questioning◛the◪linear◂progress█we◽are▀subjected◼to,
▰◹░▄□▕▩◓▣▆◪◪▣◬▮▚▽◑◀◧▇▓◃▤◖▟
and◟proposing◔multimedia,▛bioelectronic
◱◖▫◣▔▖▝▯◶●▶◡◜◚◃◎▧▣◵▨▽◎▟◑◎▬
alternatives,◳harmonious▇and◇resonant◯towards▉the
▣◳◖◮▌◨◨◃▬◍◫▐◯▲▏▛▴▧▇▨▲ ◔▯▱◑
ecosystems▽they►are◢inscribed◛at.
◯▣▍◕◇◰◔◴◪◪▸▤▉▦◦◓▃◘◼◢◘▞◮◀◤▽
With◙this◉temporal◎and◦content◻articulation,
►▾ ◡△▄◌◥►▇▫◇◸□◹▯░◱◿▨▉◧▝▭▼◤
concept,▇aesthetics,◭methodology△and◶territory
▇▀◐◪■▕◤▢▦▱▚◯◜◿▗◪▙▟◤▖◃▤▰◅◒◕
reinforce◦each◢other,◹creating◡a▸living▆cycle◆that,
◫◤▞◑▰▨◀◩▎▲◝◈◫▁◽◴ ▝◿▴▾◩▢◯▗▐
in◤each▆edition,▕contributes▇to▝respond,▝with
▜◝▩▫◊●▓◝◌◍▊▒◬◔▛▕◰◛▊◅▦◥▋▢◻▫
originality█and◩relevance,□to▇the◩enormous◺challenge
▪◯▋◑◖◕◣▢▧▫◫▗◖◽▲▔◡◪▮▢◑◪◴◟▫◺
of◗preserving,◸also▛by◒Art,▨planetary
▎▰▐◒▿▀◞▲◶▒▄▖▲▒◀◮◗◁◓□◟▃◥◗▚▢
sustainability.
◤◿▪▎▅ ◒▿▭▤◐ ▯▨◙◦◞◓◚▂▔▹◅▛◎◡
–◡ArteCódigo◠(February,▭August,◲2026,◆Portugal).
▎◍◇▊◡◗◱▆▚◢◧▢▔▷◆▤□◇▫▊◟▇▾▲◹▬
Note:▒Text◎written▩by◊several▁hands,◠by▔the
▵▏▱▐◿░▔▌◀◾◰▫▾▰◎►□◇◓◒▻▏►◽◾▧
ArteCódigo▧team,◥supervised▀by▅the◉project
▿▒▸◵▻▬◍▘◀▔▟▐◘▞▌◊▟◩◱▻□◥▢◺□◯
leadership,◣during▄the◱application▊phase▬for
○◎▷◉▢▵◢▶▁◬◖▍◵▰◷◎△◖▹▾▁▓▓◍▻▲
support,◯especially▱amended▿substantially◍during
►▌◽○◽▕▏▿▩▸◓▚◉◸○▿◚◝▝◁◕▾◆▒▝◺
August▌2026,▧under◖a▍spelling◘agreement▩that
▋▯◧▎△○◽▛◱●▾◵▫▇▋▭▏◽▛◝▥▹▃◬◯◉
promotes◑differentiated◞linguistic▽specificities,
▓▃◚▕◡▅◫▀▝◔◒◵▓◮◺▰▢◉▚◁◔◗▢█▓▙
generating▽specific◃cultures,▟and▊encrypted█in▇a
◸▿◂▖▍◞▝◊◖◰▝◜◑◳▀◦◜▾◿░▜◉◹◒◽▵
simple▷way,◿to▏hinder◶readability◦and
◝◟▓□▰▨▶◆◇◗◨▟▏▇▼◷◠◜◌▩▧◾◽▢▼▘
misappropriation▢without◶machinic▔return,◯and◊to
◥▽▦◽▸▕▬◼▐◝◠▛□█▦◣▛▖◙◿▜◲▲◝▨◅
promote■human◘reading.
◹▞▸▷◸▿▵◻▤◇◷▜◬▓◃◿▵█◲▞○◶▷◨▂◸
–
◍◓◓▣◟◕◈▥▕▶◶◉▽◠◁◡◟◕▰▼◽▞▃◂◵◊
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