Knojo! Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

It seems that almost every Portuguese member of TE has at least one post of this area of Lisboa, the Parque das Nações (Park of Nations), so now it's my turn, with this photo taken inside the Science Museum named Pavilhão do Conhecimento - Ciência Viva (Knowledge Pavillion - Alive Science). The name denounces the first function of the building where it is housed, which was one of the pavillions of the Universal Expo held in Lisboa in 1998.

Knojo! ( is the name of the temporary exhibition that was in place from October 2007 to August 2008, which presented in a humorous way some the organic processes of the human body that cause the most disgusting things, like every kind of bad smells, noises, mucus, etc. Quite a strange theme for a science exhibition, but it was so well setup that I believe it was really educative and it was a great success. "Knojo!" is a corruption of "que nojo!" (how disgusting!) and the subtitle of the exhibition was "The indiscreet science of the human body".

Here is the translation of the presentation introduction of the exhibition:

«What causes bad breath? And the sweat smell? Where do the strange noises made by the stomach come from? The nose mucus is made of what?

Science is everywhere and seeks the answer to every questions... even to these ones!

A nauseatingly fascinating exhibition about your body and all of the most bewildering things produced in it.

Come experiment, smell and feel.»

Location (latitude, longitude): 38.7624,-9.0959

paura, ChrisJ, xuaxo, danos, feather, zeynepe, alvaraalto has marked this note useful

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ribeiroantonio (21895) 2009-07-03 21:52

É pá, aquela caixa do multibanco ainda não foi arrancada? Incrível!!!
Está gira esta foto. As três pessoas na imagem parecem muito semelhantes ao boneco, com barrigas avantajadas! Devem ser portugueses!!!
Na realidade, é uma maneira diferente de nos mostrar essa área nova de Lisboa.
António

paura (38310) 2009-07-04 1:11

José,
Absolutamente original a composição, trabalhando de forma criativa a já interessante imagem. Fotometria igualmente excelente.

Abraço

PAulo

ChrisJ (70165) 2009-07-04 3:32

Ola José

A very amusing advertising placard, of the bloated cartoon character, with excellent colour & contrast. Well composed. Tfs!

xuaxo (5713) 2009-07-04 7:48

Olá José,
Esta não é o estilo stego mais habitual, mas ficou muito engraçada e bem composta.
Melhor só com um barrigudo junto ao multibanco, "dentro" da barriga do boneco.
Também fui a esta exposição com as minhas crianças, como podes ver no workshop.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

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danos (32364) 2009-07-04 22:55

Good morning Jose,
really a specific and at the same time a rare exhibition with this particular kind of theme! The experience i think must be unique if some visit this temporary exhibition.The figure of the fat man and the way that we can see through his belly, tell us a lot of thinks.Well done.

Have a nice Sunday,Danos

feather (49858) 2009-07-05 7:30

It sounds like just the kind of exhibition that every little boy (and some big boys!) would like to visit. ;D
It's quite difficult to make out the image. Are we looking through a window, or are there reflections on painted glass? I'm guessing the former. Whichever, we can see you composed it carefully to use the hole in the tummy to frame the cash machine. Oh! I see. We all have a cash machine in our tummy to make the noises! ;D
Kath

berek (28881) 2009-07-05 10:52

Ola Jose,
funny view with active background. I love your idea and result. nice caricature figure .
Greetings.
Burak

zeynepe (9342) 2009-07-06 7:15

Selam Jose,
Creative POV indeed - the world looks so much fresher through a glass of window with a perfect light control and background.
Cumprimentos,
zeynep
PS:the little boy in WS looks so lovely , too ;-)

leonorkuhn (13559) 2009-07-06 8:27

Olá José,

Esta deve ser uma exposição cheia de curiosidades às vezes não tão agradáveis de se conhecer. Sempre pensamos em nós mesmos cheirosos, elegantes, com um sorriso cativante, mas ...
A composição ficou ótima, a enorme barriga do gajo está enquadrando o caixa eletrônico, como a dizer que ali se guardam segredos.

Abraços
Leonor

alvaraalto (5231) 2009-07-06 13:32

Dag Jose,

Two pictures for the price of one! Excellent work. A great humoristic foreground and a nice view on the surrounding and the people who possibly will visit the exhibition on the background.
Excellent framing.

Groet Rob

danyy (68672) 2009-07-06 22:59

Bonjour Jose,
sympathique et coloré et surtout bien cadré, un sujet original.
Regards.
Daniel.

Bluejeans (32173) 2009-07-07 10:11

Oi amigo ,
Achei graça esta tua composição com este barrigudo bem cheio de comida , aquela caixa de multibanco só sai com empilhadora e com um carro aqui a porta mas como e proibido carros ainda está aqui :), parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo