Porto Informal is the ongoing visual archive of the research project Visual and semantic identities of the city of Porto: an ascertainment of the contributions of informal dwelling, conducted by Ana Miriam Rebelo, in the context of her PhD in Design.
This visual ethnography project documents informal participation in the production of public space, stemming from domestic space, in the city of Porto. A typological organisation of the images enables the comprehension of different aspects that characterise informal practices and aesthetics in these places.
A functional typology allows us to see which elements constitute this type of urban environment, ranging from houses to post boxes. A processual typology distinguishes different types of gestures through which these places are produced, from construction to personalisation. The aesthetic typologies, of a more interpretative nature, propose a synthesis of the aesthetic and semantic character of these places, supported by the analysis of informal conversations held with residents, about their dwelling experiences.
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