Abstract: This work is related to the legend of the Rooster from Barcelos (a small city east of Braga, Portugal): A long time ago, a Spanish Galician Pilgrim that was passing through a Portuguese town, was accused of committing a serious crime (possibly theft, perhaps murder). Protesting his innocence when facing execution, he demanded to see the magistrate who had pronounced his sentence. His request was granted and the Galician was taken to the house of the magistrate who was getting ready to dinner. Pointing to a roast chicken on the magistrate table, he shouted: “As sure as I am innocent that rooster will crow if I am hanged!”
Later, by the time the man was to be hanged, at the magistrate house, everyone was amazed as the roasted rooster transformed and began to crow. The Galician was saved just in time and released.
Today, the “Galo (rooster) de Barcelos” has become one of the most instantly recognized cultural symbols of the Portuguese Diaspora becoming a national emblem of Portugal. No Portuguese home is without at least one somewhere: embroidered on a tablecloth, painted on ceramic.
So in this refreshed version, a tribute, we introduce “Galo de Barcelos” into a virtual experience, allowing it to crow everywhere all over the world.
Keywords: Realidade Aumentada, Arte e Tecnologia, Narrativas Interativas.
Local:
- 2011 Exposto em Sydney, April 9th ~ Melbourne, May 14th ~ Cairns, August 17th
- 2012 Rozelle, Sydney, March 9th – 31st.