Les Idoles, a French collective composed of Lise Messina and Chandra Grangean, will be in artistic residency at O Espaço do Tempo from December 2 to 11 to work on Series #3 of Reface, a physical and musical exploration of transformation, deformation, and alteration of materials. The work reflects the idea that everything is in transition: our bodies, memories, social environments, public spaces, relationships, and political powers. The collective focuses on this instability on an intimate scale, examining how faces and emotions are unstable and constantly evolving.

The company aims to develop a series of works — extensions of the original piece — that address its themes from different perspectives. These series, inspired by new disciplines or pedagogical insights, revisit questions of self-representation and the ongoing metamorphosis of our bodies and faces, offering expansive and inexhaustible explorations. Series #3 is currently in its creative process, focusing on transformation and deformation from a new perspective. The goal is to develop a new form of writing that deeply reveals the layers and artifacts of the metamorphic process. It begins with the simple act of applying makeup in front of a mirror and unfolds into the total transformation of a group, reflecting the complexity of constant change.

On December 6 at 7:30 PM, Les Idoles will host an open session for the public where they will present materials from Reface in connection with Series #3 of this project.