At the origin of this project there is a hike around the "roof of Europe" - Tour of the Mont Blanc. This trail, that surrounds the landscapes of the great snowy mountains of the Alps, its glaciers, native forests and rocky plains, seems to reveal the origin of wildlife.

Throughout this journey of 174 km in 12 days of travel, a photographic record was accomplished from a distance determined according to the surrounding nature itself. At each interval, two photographs were taken of the left and the right side of the landscape, thus covering the entire front view angle.

The presentation requires a specific projection, consisting of two large wooden screens – that form together a panorama joined at the center by an angle of 120 °, intending to respect exactly the angle that distanced the captures, left and right, during the the TMB route.

Author: Pedro Vaz. A Special Thanks to: Alexandre Vaz and Raquel Melgue. And to all the walkers who aided and encouraged my journey of the Tour du Mont-Blanc. Funding: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and Duplacena. Projection structures in partnership with: JP Leitao, Lda. Copyright © Pedro Vaz, 2014

Pedro Vaz (Maputo, 1977) started his artistic career in 2005 at Módulo – Centro Difusor de Arte. He graduated in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts - University of Lisbon in 2006.

In 2014, Pedro Vaz is awarded the international Beers Contemporary Awards for Emerging Art, London, and his project Tour du Mont-Blanc is funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon) and Duplacena.

He individually exhibits Stimmung and co-exhibits Raukoon - Pedro Vaz X João Queiroz at CAPC (Coimbra Fine Arts Circle) alongside another project 50 Years of Galeria 111 in Lisbon.

In 2015, the artist will present his individual work Mont-Blanc at Galeria 111, in Lisbon.

Pedro Vaz lives and works in Lisbon.