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THE UNIVERSE OF CARTONERO BOOKS \u2013 AVEIRO<\/h1><\/div>
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\u201cTHE UNIVERSE OF CARTONERO BOOKS\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 AVEIRO<\/p>\n

The Fanzineteca de Aveiro hosts a literary exhibition of \u201ccartonero\u201d books, currently touring Portugal.<\/p>\n

This is a collection of handmade books from around the world that carry messages from writers and artists working outside conventional publishing circuits.<\/p>\n

Within this set of publications, we find vehicles of political, social, and creative intervention that give voice to those who usually have none. They represent valuable and active statements by their creators and open doors to the democratization of writing and publishing.<\/p>\n

Originating in South America during times of social upheaval and within vulnerable social groups, these initiatives found in this medium a way to improve their skills through writing and graphic creation. These editorial proposals arise from precarious circumstances but give their creators a new personal and creative dimension.<\/p>\n

This approach also has an important ecological dimension, as it discovers a way to value common materials like cardboard, giving them a new life cycle with added artistic and economic value.<\/p>\n

This initiative aligns with the philosophy of the Fanzineteca de Aveiro, sharing an alternative and irreverent editorial attitude that Cartonero Books have in common with Fanzines.<\/p>\n

PROGRAM:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 – Exhibition \u201cThe Universe of Cartonero Books\u201d<\/strong>, Dates: from October 10 to November 17 (Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM), Location: Fanzineteca of Aveiro – Library of Jos\u00e9 Est\u00eav\u00e3o Secondary School<\/p>\n

2 – Presentation of the Documentary \u00abCarretera Cartonera\u00bb<\/strong> by Marta Mancusi and Anna Trento, with online comments by Gaud\u00eancio Gaud\u00e9rio (Vento Norte Cartonero Publisher) Date: Wednesday, October 18, from 2:20 PM to 4:45 PM, Location: Multipurpose Amphitheater of Jos\u00e9 Est\u00eav\u00e3o Secondary School<\/p>\n

3 – Workshop for making Cartonero Books<\/strong>, Date: Wednesday, October 25, at 2:20 PM (For Secondary School students from the Visual Arts course.) Location: Jos\u00e9 Est\u00eav\u00e3o Secondary School<\/p>\n

4 – Poetry Recital<\/strong> Date: Saturday, October 28, at 4:00 PM, Location: Caf\u00e9 Amizade – Aveiro<\/p>\n

5 – Mini-Exhibition \u201cThe Universe of Cartonero Books\u201d<\/strong>, Dates: from October 10 to November 17 (Tue – Sat: 11:30 AM – 1:00 AM \/ Sun: 4:30 PM – 1:00 AM) | Aveiro, Location: Caf\u00e9 Amizade<\/p>\n

Location: Fanzineteca de Aveiro \/ Library of Jos\u00e9 Est\u00eav\u00e3o Secondary School<\/strong>
\nE-mail: fanzinetecadeaveiro@fanzine.pt
\nDates: October 10 to November 17, 2023 (Soft opening on October 10 at 3:00 PM)<\/p>\n

Curatorship: Vento Norte Cartonero
\nLocal Organization: Fanzineteca of Aveiro \/ UV Editions \/ Miguel Correia
\nNational Organization: CES – Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra \/ Animar
\nPartners: Jos\u00e9 Est\u00eav\u00e3o Schools Group \/ National Arts Plan \/ Fanzine Ultra Violenta \/ Caf\u00e9 Amizade<\/p>\n

CONTEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe story of cartonera publishers begins with a touch of tragic fable.
\nOnce upon a time, there was a country below the famous Equator line, plunged into yet another of its habitual cyclical crises.
\nIt is in this context that the world\u2019s first cartonera publisher emerged; today, it is estimated that more than 150 operate across the globe. Created by small groups of people connected to literary and cultural production, and in some cases by collectives with political and social concerns, cartonera publishers often function as interventionist initiatives to give voice and language to those who have long been silenced, and to make writing and reading practices more present in everyday life \u2014 especially among groups historically marginalized from literate culture.\u201d
\nIt can be said that the originality of the cartonero book lies in the material used for the covers and the artistic work they receive, because by employing cardboard (cart\u00f3n in Spanish), the typical fate of this material in consumer society \u2014 ending up in landfills or recycling companies \u2014 is reversed through creativity, transforming it into part of an object that aims to be integrated under a different logic within the realm of symbolic goods.
\nIn this sense, the choice of cardboard is linked to an act of ecological awareness in today\u2019s struggle for the planet\u2019s sustainability\u2014a gesture that is also, in itself, a political stance.
\nAdditionally, the result of the artistic interventions on the covers, using different techniques, gives the cartonero book a certain \u201caura,\u201d as each copy becomes unique due to its singularity.
\nThe exhibition presented here is just a small sample of the diverse universe of cartonero books. Visitors will be able to see what publishers from various countries in Latin America, Europe, and Africa produce, and the unique way they create their books. The guiding spirit is to enable the Portuguese {and Aveiro} public to discover this publishing approach, which was born out of hardship and has now spread across different remote regions of the world. <\/p>\n

[Excertos de um texto de Gaud\u00eancio Gaud\u00e9rio, Vento Norte Cartonero]<\/p>\n

DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Publishers: 69
\nCountries: 18 Books: 194
\nPlus 25 additional books created in the territories where the exhibition traveled.<\/p>\n

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