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Respect. (from the lat. respectu) n. 1. respect; 2. consideration; high regard; 3. deference; compliance; veneration; 4. honour; worship; 5. relation; refererence...
We believe that everyone should be respected for their work, for their attitudes, opinions and options.
Rigor. (from the lat. rigore) n. 1. harshness; strength; 2.fig., severity; punctuality; accuracy.
There is no "more or less levelled", "more or less upright”, "more or less clean" or "more or less safe", but rather “levelled”, "upright”, "clean” and “safe". The rigour is reflected in our procedures, in time and in the rules to follow. In the light of moral and principles, being severe means being rigorous.
Passion. (from the lat. passione) n. 1. intense and usually violent feeling (affection, joy, hate, etc.) which hinders the exercise of impartial logic; 2. derived from a feeling; 3. great predilection; 4. partiality; 5. great grief; immense suffering...
Under the sign of passion – a text of the Portuguese poet Regina Guimarães – is our icon. Passion is to reveal great enthusiasm for something, favourable encouragement or opposite to something.
It is the sensibility transmitted by an architect or engineer through work.
Passion is the dedication to a project. Passion is a state of warm soul.
Loyalty. (from the lat. legalitate) n. the quality of being loyal; fidelity; sincerity.
Respect for the principles and rules that guide the honour and probity. Faithfulness to commitments and agreements undertaken, staunch character.
To remain loyal to the business partners because we depend on them and they depend on us.
Being trustworthy for being loyal.
Solidarity. (from the lat. solidare) n. 1. the quality of being solidary; 2. reciprocal responsibility among the members of a group, namely social, professional, etc.; 3. sense of sharing another’s suffering.
Being solidary is being a friend, offering our hand with genuine generosity and bringing joy and human warmth to those who, somehow, are marginalized. Being solidary is being more human. A solidary company is recognized as a fair and non-selfish company. A solidary company is a preferred choice in business. It is a more competitive company. Volunteering is a vehicle to solidarity. It is modern, fair, cultured, friend, it is a noble gesture of moral elevation.
Courage. (from the lat. coraticum) n. 1. bravery facing danger; intrepidity; to have audacity; 2. moral force before a suffering or setback; 3. [fig.] to input energy when performing a difficult task; perseverance...
Courage is essential in our life. Courage to face less pleasant situations when complex issues come up, not expecting random resolutions.
It is a value that we must highlight as opposed to the fearful, cowardly and laziness.
The courage to react to criticism not with an attitude of demotivation or sadness, but rather to search for the means and the action to overcome its own reason. This kind of courage, which is also an intellectual courage, is highly recommended.
Ambition. (from the lat. ambitione) n. 1. vehement desire of wealth, honours or glories; 2. expectation about the future; aspiration; 3. lust; greed…
Vehement desire to achieve a particular goal. Ambition not to resign ourselves. Ambition to take the best potential from ourselves. Ambition to deserve ourselves. Ambition to be athletes in our top-level competitive jobs. Ambition to beat our brands. Ambition to get the best deals with the maximum value, due to the high levels of proficiency and efficiency.
Esthetics. ESTHETICS (from the Greek aisthetiké, "sensitive") n.f. 1. Philosophy branch of philosophy that studies the beauty and nature of artistic phenomena; 2. author's own style, time, etc.; 3. harmony of shapes and colors, beauty; 4. set of techniques and treatments that aim to beautify the body.
We decided to build the company's economic foundations under a cultured, cosmopolitan and cool image. Because it is a charming state of being. Good taste because we are sustainable and we respect the planet. Good taste because we are sensitive. Good taste just because.
Responsibility. (from the lat respondere) n. the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; a form of trustworthiness.
We must be certain that, before a choice, we chose what is best for both of us and not just the best for each one. Each employee is responsible for his negotiated activity and co-responsible if the co-worker does not fulfil his own task, thus preventing the common goal. A team is a set of individuals - is a whole. In the business game, as in social or family contexts, everyone must comply with their own relative position and we shall not permit that one of ours fails to be in our team.
Diário do Minho
From 18:00 today, Friday 17 January until 15 March, the Hall at zet gallery, Braga, will play host to the exhibition “Assuredly I am a flame”, by Portuguese artist Alexandre Baptista, his largest and most representative show to date.
“Assuredly I am a flame”, a title taken from a verse by Friedrich Nietzsche, brings together a selection of works that span the poetic and the political, taking a stand and casting a critical eye on subjects such as religion and the possibilities of landscape, questioning the course of History and appealing to our most personal and profound sense of belonging.
The exhibition includes seven never-before-seen or rarely-exhibited works, that range from drawing, to painting, to video, via photography and sculpture-installation, employing sound and text – containing universal messages, whatever the materials and technologies used – and found objects, revealing a multidisciplinary artist whose work is heavy with meaning, simultaneously poetic and political.
“Though the exhibition takes its title from a verse of the aphorism “Ecce Homo”, the artist does not identify Nietzsche as one of the most significant influences on his thinking or artistic process. However, the critical scope and dimension of this philosopher’s oeuvre, as well as the topics on which he offered his reflections, were central to constructing a curatorial narrative that encompasses a 15-year career”, explains Helena Mendes Pereira, exhibition curator and director of zet gallery.
This led to the selection of a diverse, multidisciplinary body of work, in which Alexandre Baptista reflects critically on political and religious issues, invoking History and Philosophy and invites the viewer to reflect on a more personal or emotional level.
“Assuredly I am a flame” positions the artist as a social agitator, stoking public opinion, an activist, while adopting the pessimistic worldview for which Nietzsche is known, combining it with a political and almost apocalyptic perspective on the world around us, ever present in the work of Alexandre Baptista”, adds the curator.
The earliest piece featured in the exhibition is “The Party Man” (2009), while the most recent is “Can you feel me when I think about you?” (2020--2025). The artist began planning the latter in 2020, inspired by the physical distancing measures imposed to curb the pandemic, and has now completed it in collaboration with bysteel, who produced it.