School of Reparar 2026 [Ed#7]: [under]stANDing | Research-Creation with MO_AND

SCHOOL OF REPARAR  2026 [Edition #7]

Re-flexo & Re-clame: the recall of mystery

understANDing | Research-Creation with MO_AND

Creative Residency Module with Modus Operandi AND | with Fernanda Eugenio & Coletivo AND

• 16 to 28 March | alKantara space (Lisbon)

• 20 to 26 April | AND Lab space (Lisbon)

• 27 April to 3 May | Trust Collective (Barril de Alva, Arganil)

The understANDing interface line forms a continuous plan of research and creation with Modus Operandi AND, in which the methodology folds in on itself, based on a theme-question each year, thus remaining a living organism in constant (re)formulation. It has the character of ongoing internal research and is open to external participation in two ways: through the selection of three Resident Artists for participation and co-creation-research of AND artefacts. 

The name understANDing points to a way of investigating-creating that deviates from interpretation and representation, committing itself to direct experience, the sustaining of not-knowing and attunement with embodied wisdom, beyond the human illusion of perspective.

The participation of resident artists in the research-creation plan for the 2026 edition will take place through collaboration in three understANDing creative residencies dedicated to the current work in progress, Baralho Amparo & Encanto (provisional title), to be held between March and April at alKantara, AND Lab and Trust Collective. This will be followed by the (trans)formative modules hANDling, from May to July at AND Lab space, and finally the LANDscape retreat at Trust Collective, which will conclude the programme during the last week of July. 

Through this module, recently reincorporated into the part of the Programme open to participation, we wish to open up the possibility of creating with MO_AND as it (re)creates itself, allowing a small group to join Fernanda Eugenio each year in the context of AND Lab’s ongoing research-creation process and constant (re)formulation of new conceptual tools, games, ritual propositions, and other artefacts. 

GENERAL INFORMATION

3 places filled through a selection process

Requirements:

• Availability to participate fully in all stages of the process (16 March to 1 August)

• Consistent history of involvement with Modus Operandi AND and/or own artistic work based on issues related to the scope of AND Lab (care and  Reparar practices, ethical-aesthetic and somatic-political practices, intersections between art and spirituality, intersections between performance and ritual, etc.)

• Participation implies agreement to grant image rights for the artefact Baralho Amparo & Encanto (provisional title)

Conditions:

• Fees for the module (under)stANDing | Research-Creation with the Modus Operandi AND in the amount of €2000 (VAT included) against issuance of a receipt

• 100% scholarship for the training and ritual modules

• For activities outside Lisbon, includes travel, accommodation (in shared space) and meals 

Workload:

• (under)stANDing: 144 hours

• hANDling: 18 hours + 27 hours

• LANDscape: 60 hours

ABOUT THE MODUS OPERANDI AND & THE SCHOOL OF REPARAR

The Modus Operandi AND 

The School of Reparar

Page and Theme Question of Edition #6-2025

BIOS

Fernanda Eugenio

Mariana Pimentel

POLICIES

• Scholarships: scholarships are awarded in all modalities of the School of Reparar, seeking to contribute to equitable access for racialised people; people with disabilities (PWD) and other dissident bodies; LGBTQIA+ people; people affected by gender and/or social class inequalities; and people who are unemployed, migrants or refugees. 

• Image capture: registration implies agreement with the collection and use of images of the participant in all School of Reparar activities for the purposes of recording, documenting and disseminating the research.

• Withdrawal: up to 30 days before the start of the first module (10th of April), an administrative fee of 20% will be charged and the remaining amount will be credited towards future enrolment in another AND Lab activity. After this deadline, or once the programme is underway, there will be no refund or conversion of amounts paid into credit.