{"id":152173,"date":"2025-11-14T22:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/152173\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:22:17","slug":"joana-vasconcelos-when-you-bring-light-to-the-world-you-also-bring-darkness-the-more-energy-you-put-into-a-work-more-criticism-comes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/152173\/","title":{"rendered":"Joana Vasconcelos:\u200c \u201cWhen you bring light to the world you also bring darkness. The more energy you put into a work, more criticism comes\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763158934_521_thumbs.web.sapo.io\"  loading=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        Jos\u00e9 Fonseca Fernandes<\/p>\n<p>The monumental scale of most of Joana Vasconcelos\u2019 works are just a part of her story. First, there was a chandelier made of tampons at Lux, Lisbon\u2019s trendy nightclub, a place where she even worked as a bouncer for a while. Then, there was the shoe made of pans or the helicopter lined in gold, crystals and feathers. Her Versailles\u2019 exhibition was seen by 1.6 million visitors: the most viewed exhibition in France in over 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763158935_335_thumbs.web.sapo.io\"  loading=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        Jos\u00e9 Fonseca Fernandes<\/p>\n<p>But she doesn\u2019t just break records, she breaks boundaries and fights for the wellbeing of the many workers, handymen and artisans that help her achieve the scale of her amazing works. In this conversation with Tony Gon\u00e7alves, Joana tells us how her dissatisfaction with jewellery led her to pursue other artistic endeavours: she kept thinking bigger than what the small pieces allowed her.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763158936_538_thumbs.web.sapo.io\"  loading=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        Jos\u00e9 Fonseca Fernandes<\/p>\n<p>Joana isn\u2019t shy to declare her work as profoundly Portuguese, after all, most of the artworks that line her sculptures are made by local artisans, and when asked what she thinks is the one value or characteristic that defines Portuguese people she doesn\u2019t hesitate:\u200c beauty.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763158936_768_thumbs.web.sapo.io\"  loading=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        Jos\u00e9 Fonseca Fernandes<\/p>\n<p>With a mission to put Portuguese businesses and leaders on the global stage, Tony founded <a href=\"https:\/\/mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms\/certificate-checker?login=false&amp;originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evrosegroup.com.mcas.ms%3FMcasTsid%3D20893&amp;McasCSRF=c7faf417aa19aae306b8c1d628742e4a58c93b2ef5d70d55b222a86ac1329c49\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Evrose Group<\/a> to invest in, mentor, and advise Portuguese companies on growth and transformation, elevating businesses and leaders on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>In this series of insightful conversations, he brings that focus to life as he sits down with a variety of fascinating individuals who carry Portugal in their hearts and bring its spirit to life through their work, vision, and passion. From trailblazing entrepreneurs to cultural ambassadors, each guest shares their unique journey of how Portuguese identity manifests globally.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763158937_838_thumbs.web.sapo.io\"  loading=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        Expresso<\/p>\n<p>This podcast explores the rich tapestry of Portuguese culture, its impact on the world stage, and the drive that continues to produce talent and attract entrepreneurs from around the globe. Through these engaging discussions, join Tony and his guests as they reflect and connect on the values, work ethic, and cosmopolitan nature or, at times, the quiet introspection that define the Portuguese experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jos\u00e9 Fonseca Fernandes The monumental scale of most of Joana Vasconcelos\u2019 works are just a part of her&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[207,205,206,203,201,202,204,114,115,32,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-152173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arte-e-design","8":"tag-arte","9":"tag-arte-e-design","10":"tag-artedesign","11":"tag-arts","12":"tag-arts-and-design","13":"tag-artsanddesign","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-entretenimento","17":"tag-portugal","18":"tag-pt"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@pt\/115550391492911293","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}