THIAGO BONILLA

2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Casa da Música (Porto, Portugal).

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Each year, the institution selects a theme that serves as a guiding narrative for its concerts and festivals, introducing new resident artists, concepts, and ideas. This year, the chosen theme—Caminhos Cruzados (Crossed Paths)—was curated by its creative director, who, after 20 years, is passing on the role. The theme encapsulates reflections on Casa da Música’s history while offering a glimpse into what the future might look and sound like.

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With this in mind, we developed an identity that merges analogue and digital processes, balancing the nostalgia of the past with the ethereal essence of a yet-to-be-experienced future.

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As part of this project, my role was to create a series of animations representing different aspects of Casa da Música: the audience, musical scores, stage lighting, and even sound itself. These elements were visualized through minimalist black-and-white shapes, which were later projected through a distortion lens and recaptured, resulting in a library of surreal backdrops that enriched and complemented the overall identity.

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In May 2025, the project won the Gold Award at the Clube da Criatividade Portugal, under the Craft Digital / Motion category.