Artist Statement
In recent years I have been paying special attention to the Portuguese Southwest, specially to the area covered by the St. Vincent Coast. With a coherent documental and also aesthetic intention, I have been developing long photography works on the subsistence activities more deeply rooted in this area, most of which related to the sea: Sea Warriors, 1998 > dedicated to the pluckers of barnacles; Alembics and Alchemists, 1999 > on the distilleries of aguardente de medronho - a strong traditional fruit brandy made with the fruit of medronho tree - (arbutus unedo L.); Uncommon Places, 2000 > more or less subjective landscapes of the St. Vincent Coast ; In-Depth Work, 2001 > on the underwater plucking of algae... in 2010 it was published “Ria de Alvor: stories of a place | Shellfish catchers”.
...I have also been developing (as you may see by the selection of works available on line) several studies and projects that have been exhibited and edited in albums and catalogues.
João Mariano | Lisboa, 1969
Photographer | Photography Editor
Lives and works in Aljezur and Lisbon
Photographic studies at Ar.Co, Lisbon.
e-mail » joaomariano@1000olhos.pt
In recent years I have been paying special attention to the Portuguese Southwest, specially to the area covered by the St. Vincent Coast. With a coherent documental and also aesthetic intention, I have been developing long photography works on the subsistence activities more deeply rooted in this area, most of which related to the sea: Sea Warriors, 1998 > dedicated to the pluckers of barnacles; Alembics and Alchemists, 1999 > on the distilleries of aguardente de medronho - a strong traditional fruit brandy made with the fruit of medronho tree - (arbutus unedo L.); Uncommon Places, 2000 > more or less subjective landscapes of the St. Vincent Coast ; In-Depth Work, 2001 > on the underwater plucking of algae... in 2010 it was published “Ria de Alvor: stories of a place | Shellfish catchers”.
...I have also been developing (as you may see by the selection of works available on line) several studies and projects that have been exhibited and edited in albums and catalogues.
Recent Exhibitions| selection
:: Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisboa (1998)
:: Galerie Thierry Marlat, Paris (1999)
:: Museu Nacional de História Natural, Lisboa (2000)
:: Museu da Imagem de Braga (2000)
:: Museu de Serralves, Porto (2002)
:: Comptoir du Marais, Paris (2004)
:: P4Photography, Lisboa (2007)
:: Centro de Artes de Sines (2008)
:: TEMPO - Teatro Municipal de Portimão (2009)
:: Sala do Veado, Lisboa (2010)
:: Meetings of the Image » Braga - Galeria Show Me (2010)
:: Casa Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portimão (2010)
:: Centro de Artes de Sines (2012)
Published Bibliography | selection
:: Mariscadores | Ria de Alvor, 2010
:: NEXU, 2009
:: Alambiques & Alquimistas, 2007
:: Terras do Infante, 2005
:: Extensão do Olhar | coleccção PLMJ, 2004
:: Faceless, 2003
:: Lisboa Capital do Nada, 2002
:: Trabalho_de_Fundo, 2001
:: Encontros da Imagem de Braga, 2001
:: Proibido Fotografar, 2001
:: Lugares Pouco Comuns, 2000
:: Macau - Oásis no Oriente,1999
:: CinemAcção, 1999
:: Guerreiros do Mar, 1998
:: Mostra Nacional de Jovens Criadores, 1997
:: A Cor na Arquitectura na Cidade de Lagos, 1993
Participation in collections | selection
:: PMLJ - Advogados Associados
:: Sáragga Leal
:: Rui Mexia
:: Clube Português de Artes e Ideias
:: Fundação Sagres
:: Fundação Oceanis
Grants and prizes | selection
2010
:: Winner of the Award of Excellence from the Society For News Design (portfolio published in Nós magazine of newspapper i.
2003
:: Winner of the section Regards sur la Mér of the I Festival International de Photographie de la Mér - Vannes | France
2001
:: Grant to the completion, edition and exhibition of the project In-Depth Work, granted by Centro Português de Fotografia
2000
:: Grant to the completion, edition and exhibition of the project Uncommon Places, granted by Centro Português de Fotografia
1998
:: Grant to the completion, edition and exhibition of the project Sea Warriors, granted by Centro Português de Fotografia
1997
:: Winner of the National Exhibition of Young Creators (Photography)
:: Winner of the V Biennial of Photography of Vila Franca de Xira
Professional activity:
2001~2012
:: Management and general coordination of 1000olhos - Imagem e Comunicação, Lda.
1993~2012
Several essays and projects published in the media | selection
:: Egoísta magazine;
:: Nós magazine of the i newspaper;
:: magazine of the weekly newspaper Expresso;
:: Pública magazine;
:: Atlântica magazine;
:: DNa magazine of the Diário de Notícias newspaper;
:: magazine of the weekly newspaper O Independente;
:: Réponses Photo magazine (France);
:: magazine Volkskrant Magazine (Holand);
:: CAIS magazine;
:: Atlantis magazine of TAP…
1999~2001
:: Photographic study of all the activities connected with the sea and land for Museu da Carrapateira
1999~2001
:: Photography Director of the TERRÀVISTA portal
2000
:: Editorial coordination of the work Brazil - 500 years, Portuguese Memories by Marcelo Vigneron, edited by Terràvista.
1999
:: Photographic study of the Macao territory and publication of the book Macau-Oásis no Oriente as a result of that study. Edition of the Macao Government
1996~1998
:: Edition Coordinator of the Division of Photography of the Forum Group
1993~1995
:: Photography editor of the Forum Group (Magazines Forum Ambiente, Forum Estudante, Descobrir …
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