André da Loba

Paralelo is Teatro Municipal do Porto’s illustrated cultural agenda for kids. In 2019 it was illustrated by me and designed in collaboration with Studio Eduardo Aires. It is printed has a small book with free distribution through the city. I Portuguese the word paralelo translates to parallel as these are special activities for schools and families curated off the performances lineup, but in porto it also means a granite brick used to make street pavement. I thought that this double meaning was interesting as a metaphor: the main character is initially a brick, tight and square, he goes through some improvements and he becomes a cloud at the end as a result of going through the cultural system. As if culture makes us lighter and enables us to see the world from an above and more interesting perspective.