Wrinkles
Ricardo Gomes
Wrinkles is a non-literary publication exploring the experience and transformation brought about by time. The narrative unfolds as a cycle bringing together three dimensions — landscape, skin and artifacts — understood as surfaces on which time leaves distinct marks.
Landscape appears as a territory in continuous transformation, where erosion, wear and movement alter matter and its appearance. Skin, particularly the aging body, makes visible the passage of time on the individual, accumulating marks that are both physical and biographical. Artifacts introduce a dimension tied to memory and identity, preserving traces of use and pointing to specific periods and experiences.
In each of these dimensions time acts differently and at different scales, relating the monumental and the intimate, the natural and the human, the permanent and the ephemeral.
The publication forgoes a textual narrative, built entirely from the relationship between photography, archival reproductions and graphic elements. The sequence of images creates visual associations between materials, forms and marks, letting the reader construct the narrative.
Wrinkles offers a visual reflection on how time transforms, marks and gives meaning to things.
Imprint / Technical Rider:
Year: 2025
Dimensions: 297 × 420 mm; 22 pages
Materials: Munken 90 g and tracing paper.
Production and finishing: A2 tracing-paper cover, closed and thread-sewn. A3 text block. Cover sewn with orange thread.
Resources and credits: Photo credits on the back cover.
Curricular Unit:
Advanced Studies in Editorial Design and Typography (1st year)
Supervising Professor:
Mário Moura
Keywords: Time, Transformation, Materiality, Memory
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