Death in the Mist - A Cyberarchaeological Archieve of Metanarratives (2022)

Built during the Cold War, the contemporary global village has metanarratives that support its own reality. Breaking the fabric of time and space, the author positions himself between the 60s and 80s of the 20th century, exposing its political-social context that will be theatrical and performative, continuous to the present day. Explores an archive of some of the metanarratives that came to influence the construction of the proto-historical narrative for the northern region of Portugal. Thus, he explores different interdisciplinary concepts that will help him in his cyberarchaeological excavation and simulation. He also ponders the role of computer piracy for the disruption of the so-called 'tyrannies of the image' and its metanarratives for a standardization of ideas and sites. Faced with an economic network of tourism that was fictionalized by the West, he questions the idea of institutionalizing the archaeological heritage as a vehicle for the maintenance of historical-culturalist paradigms that are, in themselves, archaeological records in the 21st century.







Archaeology and Simulation: Contribution to a Debate about Reality (2021)

The so-called “Digital Era” has been marked by the creation of simulated worlds in videogames where anything is possible. As technology progresses, so does the veracity of these same virtual worlds. It is increasingly believed that games will one day be indistinguishable from reality, providing immersive experiences with avatars similar to humans themselves. Faced with this reality, there are those who question whether it is possible for us to be the equivalent of a game from any other reality. But it is important for us to debate, from an archaeological point of view, the type of experience that researchers can have in a virtually (re)constructed past and the meaning of reality - whether virtual or imaginary.







Essay on Archaeological (Re)construction as Performance (2020)

This essay aims to explore, albeit timidly, the creative potential of archaeologists in their search for the past. The author tries to establish connections between “being now” and “being then” – the fundamental dynamics for a theatre of archaeological (re)construction, reflecting on the relationships between actor (archaeologist) and witness (archaeological record), being aware of ephemeral and mediation practices and concepts. That is to say, the author examines notions and processes of belonging for the performance of (re)building a past that is simultaneously contemporary.