Bruna Mibielli
I was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, a city surrounded by mountains. It was there where I started my career, in 2004, working mainly with photography and sculpture. Technique was never a definitive point of my art, so I rather focus on my topics: Memory and, more recently, Time. I propose myself to think over how people remember, what one may remember in certain circumstances, what is memory in contemporaneity, how images can trigger remembrances, or how the latest are faded on memory. The most interesting potency of memory for me is forgetfulness and, derived from this, I understand memory always as a machine of invention.
In 2011, I moved to Austria. I found there my own world and origins through the outsider point of view, inherent of my condition as a foreigner. This was a real challenge, a tough experience, I would say. Since 2013, I work as a researcher to the group LINHA: grupo de estudos sobre o desenho e a palavra. In 2014, I completed a master course at the Kunstuniversität Linz, Austria, and attended some courses at the philosophy department at Karl Franzens Universität Graz, Austria, and at the Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst Salzburg, Austria.
Since 2015, I develop my artistic and research works as part of my PhD at Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, where I have also my atelier. In 2017, I won a prize with the artwork “Arquivo Zero”, a sculpture, at the XIX Bienal International de Arte de Cerveira (PT).
For more infos about my work please access: www.brunamibielli.com
Inesa Markava
I was born in Minsk, Belarus, country with many beautiful lakes and forests. Since very young started my studies in dance and music. In 2002 entered to the University of Culture and Arts in Minsk and during 3 years learned theatre, art, management, music and art activities organization.
At the University I met dance department students and the passion of many years started to gain form: contemporary dances, new choreography language, searching for another way of body expression become the main interest to discover and develop.
In 2005 I won one year exchange scholarship in Portugal and worked within international cultural program team in Leiria. In my free time I’ve started contemporary and classical dance classes at Clara Leão dance school and after the first public performance I was invited to work with School of Arts and Concerts for Babies project in Leiria.
Within these two projects Íve took part at many international festivals and danced on the stages of Bilbao Philharmonic Orchestra, Antwerp Theater (Lause Poliphoniae festival), Mercat de Las Flors in Barcelona, Gulbenkian Festival in Kent, Gratz Arts Festival and
many others.
In 2010 Íve finished Artistic Studies degree and started Master in Cultural Politics at University of Coimbra University with a theme of Museums and Education through Art. Since 2016 I’m PhD in Contemporary Art student of Colegio das Artes, Univestiry of Coimbra with a theme of Contemporary Dance permeability within Exposition Space.
João Taurino I work and live in São Martinho do Porto. I’m a visual artist, musician, teacher, graphic designer and diorama builder. I have the goals to be happy and to try making life worth living.
I have a degree in Management (UAL_1996), a Degree in Visual Arts (ESAD.CR_2001), a Post-Graduation in Communication (UNL-FCSH_2003) and currently I’m attending a PhD at Colégio das Artes, Coimbra, Portugal.
Between the innumerous music events I have worked on I can also point out some exhibitions: ESAD.CR-Finalistas 2001, ALCOBAÇA-Artistas do Concelho 2004, LOURES- Teatrartes 2015, COIMBRA - Motel Coimbra 2016 -Atelier Aberto 2016 -Atelier Aberto 2017
