Over the last 20 years, he has pursued a parallel career as both artist and curator, with key events including: X-Rated/Autores em Movimento [X-Rated/Authors in Movement] (Galeria ZDB, Lisbon, 1997), O Império Contra-Ataca [The Empire Strikes Back] (co-curator, Galeria ZDB/Instituto La Capella (MACBA), Lisbon and Barcelona, Ill Communication (with Carlos Roque, Sala do Veado, Lisbon, 1998), Espaço 1999 [Space 1999] (co-organiser: Natural History Museum, Lisbon, 1999), SlowMotion, (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, and ESTGAD, Caldas da Rainha, 2002), Tilt (CAM Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, 2008) and 7 artistas ao 10º mês [7 artists during the 10th month] , (2008 edition, CAM Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon), O Pedro e o Lobo [Peter and the Wolf] (Museum of Neo-Realism, Vila Franca de Xira, 2008), Exposição Retrospectiva de Fernando Brito [Fernando Brito Retrospective Exhibition] 1983-2010 (Vila Flor Cultural Centre, Guimarães, 2011) and Manuel Vieira – CASA (Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, 2013).

In 2011, his work Sem Dó, com Ré (homenagem a Sá de Miranda) [No C, with D (Homage to Sá de Miranda], a collaboration with the artist Lula Pena, was exhibited at the Museu do Chiado, as part of an exhibition celebrating the Saint Vincent Panels, by Nuno Gonçalves.

He is a member of Pogo Teatro and has produced texts and created sets for a number of the group’s events, as well as appearing as a performer/actor.

He also founded the artistic projects Autores em Movimento (Greenhouse/Jetlag/X-Rated) and featuring (Unlovable). In the musical sphere, he was a founding member of the IK-MUX project and currently coordinates PROJECTO FUZIVEL, an experimental fusion project.

His work deals with themes related to the consumer society, approached with an experimental intention and employing a combination of technical means and cultural references which facilitate the development of a reflection on the various themes chosen. This process examines, for example, the role played by non-conventional materials, selected through the analysis and understanding of their qualities, and the effects they bring to the resolution and visual coherence of each piece.

Biography provided by the artist

 March 2013