There once was an island on top of a tree

On top of the island lived a man not free

Down could his eye embrace the whole world

But when he looked up still he felt so small

Old Banzaist tongue twister

(1138 a. C., transl. Kurtwood Sallinger)

Strictly speaking in terms of time, we only know for sure that we are here now. For all we know, the past could all be a ludicrous invention, crafted for the entertainment of some mischievous individual.

The time of now may be described as the 'observable universe'. 'The observable universe' is an expression invented by scientists for the christening of the farthest regions of the cosmos measurable by man.

When explained to Banzaists, the concept of the 'observable universe' is regarded as a practical joke. Banzaists know of the time and space that was, is and shall be.

The Banzaist tongue twister quoted above is therefore a true riddle for European scholars. The confused man described in the rhyme is certainly not a Banzaist.

Countless interpretational theories have been suggested. One of the most controversial thesis states that the 'man' in question is in fact the Westerner man, trapped between his urge to rule earthly affairs, and his ignorance concerning the universe.

That the saying in question pre-dates by three centuries the arrival of Portuguese sailors to the coast of Brazil, is a striking fact that could prove that natives had known of the Western world for centuries, way before the Western world knew of them.

Museu Geológico

Conjunto de peças exibidas na exposição colectiva "Is Bone a Stone" que decorreu no Museu Geológico de Lisboa e na Galeria do Sol no Porto em Janeiro e Fevereiro de 2017.

André Trindade apresenta nesta exposição um conjunto de peças cujos suportes vão desde a escultura, a colagem, uma coleção de amostras de som, edição em cassete, performance e pintura. Esta abordagem indica a complexidade e dinâmica dos meios e das relações que cria entre elas. 

 

BUSY BUSY BUSY!

BANZAISM AND COCONUT TREES

  

Aproximately five billion coconut trees disappear every year under mysterious circumstances.

The Brazilian government presumed it was the result of illegal desflorestation.

You are looking at a rare picture documenting the exact moment of a coconut tree falling into another dimension.

Advanced optical devices accidentally captured the image of a falling coconut tree.

This phenomena is known among native Bazaists as the 'falling coconut tree'.

By dusk, coconut trees disappear by falling into 'leaks'.

Meteorological conditions must be perfect for falling coconut trees.

They fall faster than the speed of sound.

Old Banza shamans were the only people who could actually visualize this phenomena.

Nose and ear ritual piercings performed by Banzaists are symbolic representations of a falling coconut tree entering another dimention.

The shocking news caused people to massively imigrate from Brazil to Panama.

They feared the Falling Coconut Tree God.

The old Banza leader was chased and arrested. He was accused of Bazaist Black Magic.

Greenpeace activists aboard the ship Rainbow suported a banner that read "Free Banza!", when cruising the waters of Bahia, Brazil.

FREE BANZA!