Each book is a world, many worlds, galaxies, multiverses. With verses, poetry, images, music… They are portals that open every time a page is turned. The book contains within it all the creative ambition of humanity. Of this era, it is both witness and messenger. A book can be of any size and, why not, of any shape. As long as it carries within its words the thoughts of a dreamer. Saltimbancos Artistlibroj is a traveling exhibition of artist books and mail art, bringing together diverse visions of the book as an object of artistic creation [...]

The Aveiro Fanzineteca was invited to select a collection of fanzine copies from its archive to be exhibited to the public in this collective exhibition. This invitation came from the organizers of the Alpiarça Fanzine Festival, namely the Alpiarça City Council and the Tentáculo Association. For this event, a set of publications addressing the theme of freedom and the April 25, 1974 revolution was selected, as this was the central theme of the exhibition. Renowned comic book artists participated in this collective show, including: André Mateus, António Coelho, António Martins, Daniel Maia, Filipe Duarte, João Paulo [...]