From the 7th to the 23rd of May, we invite you to discover the exhibition by José Andrade - Ukyio, in our studio at Rua Ferreira Borges, 68 Porto. "Literally, the term ukiyo means "The Floating World". However, it is also a homophone (a word that although written differently sounds identical when spoken) of the Japanese term "Painful, Sorrowful World". In Japanese Buddhism, the "painful world " is in short the endless cycle of reincarnation, life, suffering, death and reincarnation from which Buddhists seek escape. During the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) in Japan, the word ukiyo came to describe the lifestyle of seeking mindless pleasure and "ennui" (boredom) that typified the lives of many people in the city, particularly in Edo (Tokyo), Kyoto and Osaka.