Fernando Mesquita

Rumours
23.03. – 06.04.2023
















Odes, 2023
Cotton and alcantara
1100 x 500 cm















Meduse 1810, 2023
Lead, variable dimensions
(on the floor)













detail view









































Shipping Forecast (Rumours)

There are warnings of Gale in all areas except Alcantara and Terminal 2. The General Synopsis at 0600 Developing Atlantic low, moving rapidly north-eastwards, expected 100 miles north of Fair Isle by 0600 tomorrow. New low expected 230 miles west of Rockall by the same time. The area forecasts for the next 24 hours Viking, North Utsire, South Utsire Westerly 6 to gale 8, backing southerly then veering westerly later, 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in Viking and North Utsire. Very rough or high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Forties, Cromarty, Forth West, backing south for a time, 6 to gale 8, increasing gale 8 to storm 10, perhaps violent storm 11 later in Cromarty. Very rough or high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight Southwest 5 to 7, occasionally gale 8 in Dogger, increasing 7 to severe gale 9, perhaps storm 10 later. Rough or very rough. Rain or showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Humber, Thames, Dover, Wight Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8, perhaps severe gale 9 later. Moderate or rough. Occasional rain. Moderate or good. Portland, Plymouth Southwest 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8. Moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Biscay, FitzRoy Southwesterly 4 or 5, increasing 6 to gale 8 in north Fitzroy. Rough or very rough. Mainly fair. Moderate or good. Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon Southwest 6 to gale 8, increasing severe gale 9 at times, occasionally storm 10 later in Shannon. Rough or very rough in Lundy and Irish Sea, otherwise very rough or high, occasionally very high in Shannon. Occasional rain. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey Southerly or southwesterly, becoming cyclonic or westerly for a time, severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, occasionally hurricane force 12 in Rockall, Hebrides and South Bailey, decreasing 5 to 7 for a time later. High or very high, Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Fair Isle, Faeroes West 7 to severe gale 9, backing south or southeast then becoming cyclonic or west later, gale 8 to storm 10, increasing violent storm 11 at times. High or very high. Rain or squally showers. Moderate or good, occasionally poor. Southeast Iceland Southerly or southwest, veering west or northwest, 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 at first. High or very high. Squally wintry showers. Moderate or good. Weather warning area. Rough or very rough. Storms and severe gales at times. Rain, showers, squally rain, strong winds, frequent squally showers. Windy and wet. Gale or heavy showers. Water and wind driven. Moderate or good. Strong gales and heavy showers. Moderate to fair. Occasional rain. Storms and severe gales at times. Weather warning area. Rain or heavy showers. Gale or heavy showers. Moderate to fair. Occasional rain. Weather warning area. Moderate to rough. Very rough and extremely windy. Rain and strong gusts. Heavy rain. Gale or heavy gales. Dry or fair, occasionally poor. Moderate to rough. Very rough and very windy. Cloudy. Cold and clear. Very cold. Gale or heavy winds and strong gusts. Rain or squally rain. Gale or heavy gales. A very rough gale. Gentle or slight westerly. Rain. Rain with mild drizzle. Cold. Fog. Mist or rain. Clear, sunny, still and cold. Frost. Fine. Storm Adrian update, Sunday 3rd December: Unsettled and chilly throughout. Quiet in the north, showery in the east. High, damp or showery, in the south. Gale or stormy. Very windy in Shetland. Fairly breezy in the south. Fresh or occasionally drizzly. Low, misty. Heavy showers and very windy or very cold. Frosty. Lightly cloudy and cold. Moderate to fresh. Windy. Fairly fresh in the north. Very windy in the far north. Windy. A gale or stormy or stormy or stormy. Windy. Fairly wet in the north. Fresh or occasionally dry. Fairly cold. Frosty. Clear or chilly. Breezy. Foggy. Cloudy. Windy. Fresh and occasionally moderate or heavy in the east. Fresh or occasionally moderate or heavy in the west. Fresh. Moderate to fresh or sometimes very cold. Very fresh or frosty. Cloudy. Dry or moderate. Clear. Windy. Windy. Cold. Very cold. Fresh. Frosty. Widespread frost. Fairly cold. Frosty. Still very cold. Inland fog, gradually lifting or clearing during the day. Forecasts will change.

text contribution by Oscar Perry




























Victory 1744, 2023
Lead, 9 x 4,5 x 41 cm






























Visualisierung Cabinet Amateur, 2023
Installationsansicht

























































Before The Sky, 2021-2023
Oil, acrylic, graphite on canvas
d=186cm, series