A woman who turns abandoned buildings into poetry — without asking permission.
Fernanda Fragateiro is an artist of multiplicities. This documentary shows her recent work and signals, in works since 1990, different forms of intervention in the urban space, which permanently interrogate relations between culture and nature.
Cinematography
Crumbles beautifully. Every ruin looks like a Rothko.
Direction
Matos lets spaces breathe. No talking heads, just doing.
Production
Portugal's decaying modernism as main character.
Director
Luís Alves de Matos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fragateiro emerged from Portugal's late-80s experimental scene, when EU funding let artists treat entire cities as studios.
The 'perfect places' of the title are all imperfect — cracks, stains, and institutional failure are her raw materials.
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