Rivers within me: liminality of a body in a festival | Ed Freitas (English)

This work was created by Ed Freitas as the final commission for the Live Art Writers Network x Citemor 2025 project, resulting from a residency involving critical writing and reflection practices in response to live art and performance during the Citemor 2025 festival, with accompaniment by Diana Damian Martin and performingborders.

You can consult the commissions generated by Ed Freitas during Citemor here and find out more information on Live Art Writers Network here.

You can also experience this work in its original PDF format here: Rivers within me: liminality of a body in a festival

Ed Freitas is a visual and transdisciplinary artist born in Northeast Brazil and based in Coimbra, Portugal. His work interweaves performance, installation, sculpture, and textile art, investigating the Installative Presence — a concept he explores through his PhD in Contemporary Art at the University of Coimbra. Through fabrics, mantles, and sensory objects, he builds poetic devices where the body becomes a living archive of ancestry. Recipient of the World Cultural Council Award (2022), Freitas’ work operates between political tension and embodied sensitivity. His international presence spans festivals, exhibitions, and residencies across Brazil, Portugal, France, Romania, Germany, and the US. He also works as a curator, educator, and critical thinker at Ateliar Nuno Fonseca in Coimbra. Instagram: @ed_freitas

The Live Art Writers Network x Citemor 2025 project was conceived and curated by performingborders, Diana Damian Martin and Citemor Festival, with support from Dori Nigro e Paulo Pinto. Funded by Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – University of London, through UKRI Impact Accelerator funding.