Counter Earth refers to a hypothetical planet that occupies the same orbit as planet Earth but on the opposite side of the sun. (Hypothesized by Philolaus, c. 470 – c. 385 BC) Counter Earth refers to a hypothetical planet that occupies the same orbit as planet Earth but on the opposite side of the sun. (Hypothesized by Philolaus, c. 470 – c. 385 BC) In the outskirts of Lisbon facing the Vasco da Gama Bridge, exists Bairro do Talude, a self-made neighborhood where individuals and families originating from Cape Verde, land themselves into or find shelter through difficult economic circumstances. Either unknown or with a bad reputation for most Lisboners, this ex-military zone covered with high voltage towers is a multifaceted territory, acting as a hiding mechanism from rigid societal structures or as a stepping stone to a better life. A space between blurriness and rawness, seemingly hidden but always transforming. An architecturally invigorating landscape where thrown building materials are reused and collaged across new ones to construct less or more fragile structures that are utilized as little farm or storage units and even end up to become residencies when conditions get rough. Shaping living arrangements made of disposed metal and wooden panels, mysterious wooden doors standing within superfluous vegetation like entrances to parallel universes, sugar canes, tires and broken ceramic tiles, animals, a lingering smell of boiling grogue, dirt roads, routines without running water and electricity, where the european dream dissolves itself in plastic and social housing waiting lists. At a moment in history when the right for a dignified, safe and healthy house is facing a global crisis, the need to reflect on the ways we care for each other is crucial. Finding, making and sustaining a home is becoming a prominent problem for an increasing number of people and families globally and especially in such postcolonial narratives of racial capitalism which question and degrade one's ability to autonomously exist, honor themselves and flourish. Through Counter Earth, I am attempting to give a momentary outsider’s glimpse into a space of resilience through images that explore the relationship between impermanence, resilience, slum architecture and marginal urbanism.