Irene Buarque
Text and illustration in tribute to Nuno Teotónio Pereira, by his wife, Irene Buarque
…a weel framed absence…
Irene Buarque
with the Atalaia humidity
April 2016
Minimalist and personal text
Many things stayed from the 40 years of life in common with Nuno… a silent and deep peace… a good energy to continue here in this house…
I met Nuno for the first time in the Summer of 1974 and I had the impression of being with a Franciscan. We stayed friends, discovered our common taste for arts, nature, music, books and travelling… we had a great aesthetic syntony and a good partnership in common projects… We always had mutual respect, our owns spaces and different opinions. There was never a serious discussion! We respect our families. We had three Fox Terrier: Juca, Jujú e Farrusca – intelligent, hyperactive, good friends and companions who gave us a lot of joy.
Now, after 40 years I can repeat the image of the Franciscan, which stayed, and will always stay, as one of those works of art that remain hanged on the wall, even when we change all the house.
Irene Buarque
January 2017