PRACTICES OF A LIVING ARCHIVE, 2025

Photographic prints, videos.
variable dimensions.

(solo show)
at Fundação da Casa de Mateus, Vila Real (PT)
19.07— 16.11.2025 

in Bienal da Fotografia do Porto ‘25
Galeria da Biodiversidade, Porto (PT)
17.05— 29.06.2025

Sseeking to create a correlation between the biodiversity found in the selected spaces of Casa de Mateus — vineyards, olive groves, orchards (and the various species of plants and microorganisms that coexist there) — and the diversity of images, their different scales, perspectives and fields of knowledge.



Based on digital visualization technologies, the visual language explores digital image editing software as a lens for viewing these ecosystems, acting as a layer of investigation over images of plants, soil, and crops. As the School of Transitions approaches the vast area of Casa de Mateus as a living laboratory, inviting different scientists, researchers and ecologists from diverse fields (design, microbiology, geology, etc.), this project aims to experiment with ways of exposing research practices (which are continuous, active and alive), taking the soil as the primary archive to preserve sustainable cultivation practices and the human-natural relationship.

untitled, 2025

photographic print, 120 x 80 cm

untitled, 2025

photographic print, 120 x 80 cm

Exhibition views at Galeria da Biodiversidade (Porto, 2025).
_{© Pedro Sardinha}

untitled, 2025

photographic print, 120 x 80 cm