ANTÓNIO JÚLIO DUARTE (Lisboa, 1965).
In his own words: “I photograph busy cities and distressed people, trapped animals and improbable things. They configure my map of the world. I am drawn to them, moved by sympathy and by the restlessness that I share with them. I make acquaintance with these unquiet beings in their trivial actions and daily moods, and I sense in them, and try to capture, this vital tension that is the universal craving for life and meaning.”
His work has been exhibited regularly, in Portugal and abroad, since 1990, participating with one of the most unique and consistent voices in the understanding of contemporary photography. The following solo shows can be highlighted: CRIATURA (O Armário, Lisboa, 2021), Eclipse (Galeria Bruno Múrias, Lisbon, 2020), White Noise (Quartel da Arte Contemporânea de Abrantes, Figueiredo Ribeiro Collection, Abrantes, 2017), América (Galeria Pedro Alfacinha, Lisbon, 2017), Suspension of Disbelief (CAV, Coimbra, 2016), Mercúrio (Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, 2015) and Japão 1997 (Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães, 2013).
He is the author of multiple books, among others: Against the Day (2019), Japan Drug (2014), Deviation of the Sun (2013) and White Noise (2011), published by Pierre von Kleist Editions.
SANDRO AGUILAR (1974, Portugal) studied film in Lisbon. In 1998, he founded the production company O Som e a Fúria. Aguilar makes short films, with the exception of the feature Uprise (2008). His shorts have received awards at festivals such as Venice and Locarno. Mercury (2010) was in competition for the Tiger Awards for Short Films at IFFR in 2011. Besides a director, Aquilar is also an editor and producer.
Filmography
O cadáver esquisito (1997, short), Estou perto (1998, short), Sem movimento/Motionless (2000, short), Corpo e meio/In Between (2003, short), Remains (2002, short), A serpente/The Serpent (2005, short), Arquivo/Archive (2007, short), A zona/Uprise (2008), Voodoo (2010, short), Mercúrio/Mercury (2010, short), And They Went (2011, short), Sinais de serenidade por coisas sem sentido/Signs of Stillness Out of Meaningless Things (2012, short), Dive: Approach and Exit (2013, short), Jewels (2013, short), False Twins (2014, short), Bunker (2015, short), Undisclosed Recipients (2015, short), Mariphasa (2017), Armour (2020, mid-length)