“Memorial to the victims of the Inquisition in Trás-os-Montes” Carção / Vimioso
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37334/eras.v14i3.269Keywords:
Anti-Semitism, Boaz, Carção, Sacred Geometry, Inquisition, Jaquin, Jewish, Magen David, Memorial Victims Inquisition, Menorah, Sambenito, Holy Office, VimiosoAbstract
With the introduction of the Inquisition in Portugal on May 23, 1536, at the request of King D. João III of Portugal, Carção / Vimioso the most persecuted communities of New Christians in Trás-os-Montes, events that are still misunderstood by the population today. Faced with the challenge formulated by the historian and president of the municipality of Vimioso, Jorge Fidalgo, we carried out this project, inspired and based on historical facts and, on sacred Jewish publications, the books of Bereshit and Shemot. It was our intention to create a Sacred and Reflection space, through the association of symbolic elements of Jewish culture. In the process of genesis of artistic composition, we immediately rejected descriptive readings, opting for the representation of the main symbolic elements of Jewish culture, established on the basis of the concept that we defend of scientific aesthetics, allowing us to reach the Proportion / Harmony commitment.
