Altares Não Religiosos
Joana Teles
Non-Religious Altars is an image-based publication that investigates what can constitute an altar outside the religious sphere: a horizontal surface, raised or at floor level, appropriated as a space for ritual, contemplation, focus or memory.
The project sets out to glorify these secular altars, stripped of any associated deity, bringing together a set of markedly domestic, everyday images.
The composition and decoration of each altar are treated with formal care, contrasting with the homemade nature of the objects and spaces photographed. This contrast between informal origin and careful visual treatment is the publication’s central axis.
Imprint / Technical Rider:
Year: 2025
Dimensions: 297 × 420 mm; 12 pages
Materials: Digital printing 4/4 (CMYK) on Improved Newsprint 55 g/m².
Production and finishing: Printed by Newspaper Club; folded into a single signature.
Resources and credits: Home photographs by Joana Teles, Julia Mar, Jéssica Iglésias, Núria Brandão, João Sousa, Beatriz Monteiro, Inês Ribeiro, Leonor Pereira, Sofia Pereira.
Curricular Unit:
Advanced Studies in Editorial Design and Typography (1st year)
Supervising Professor:
Mário Moura
Keywords: Secular Altars, Images, Symmetry, Contrast
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