autofiction • moving image
Statement
I explore hybrid representations of memory, identity, and embodiment through moving images, photography, and writing. Central to this practice is what I call post-archival autofiction — a method that reanimates and repurposes personal and collective materials such as home videos, photographs, found footage, and AI-generated imagery. Working across traditional and synthetic media, I create experimental pieces that reflect how identity is shaped — and fractured — by time, disability, migration, and the unstable nature of mediated memory.
Bio
Pedro Mendes (1995, Brazil) is a visual artist and researcher based in Madrid. Working across experimental cinema, video, photography, and writing, he investigates the possibilities of autofiction and self-abstraction through the creation and repurposing of still and moving images — including archival material, home videos, and AI-generated imagery.
He is currently a PhD candidate in Advanced Studies in Artistic Productions at the Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), where he develops the practical-theoretical research project “Frames of Identity: The Moving Image and Autofictional Representations of the Self”. He holds an MA in Filmmaking from the University of Warwick/London Film School (UK, 2023) and a BA in Audiovisual Production from PUCRS’s School of Communication, Arts, and Design (Brazil, 2017), where he was the first student in his course to be awarded a research scholarship (CAPES-CNPq).
Before establishing himself as a solo artist, Pedro ran an independent studio focused on video and photography and worked as a film critic. His work has since been exhibited at festivals and institutions across Latin America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. In addition to his artistic practice, he works as a translator and is the co-founder of PÁR — a platform for critical and experimental practices across cinema and contemporary art.
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Academic Education
PhD candidate in Advanced Studies in Artistic Productions
Facultat de Belles Arts/University of Barcelona - Barcelona, Spain (2025-2028)
MA in Filmmaking
London Film School/University of Warwick - London, UK (2023)
BA in Audiovisual Production: Film & Video
School of Communication, Arts & Design / PUC-RS, Brazil (2017)
Academic Research
Frames of Identity: The Moving Image and Autofictional Representations of the Self
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain (2025-2028)
Tutor: Prof. Dr. Laura Baigorri
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Laura Baigorri
Prof. Dr. Albert Alcoz
Elements of Network Consumption: Mapping Characteristics of Regional Audiovisual Digital Platforms
PUC-RS, Brazil (2015)
Coordination by Prof. Dr. Roberto Tietzmann
Scholarship: FAPERGS (CAPES-CNPQ)
Further Education
2024 - Cinetrácts Animados, Elena Duque - Madrid, Spain
2023 - Film LAV S8MM #19 - Madrid, Spain
2019 - Larry Wilson's Screenwriting Workshop - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2019 - Creative Film Production, Cinemateca Capitólio - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2019 - Film Criticism, Cinemateca Capitólio - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2017 - Notions for writing Critical Essays, Cinemateca Capitólio - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2017 - Film Curation, Cinemateca Capitólio - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 - African Cinema, Cinemateca Capitólio - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 - Povera Animation, Casa Peirô - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015 - Formatting Projects for Television, PUC-RS - Porto Alegre, Brazil
Selected Group Exhibitions | Screenings | Live Performances
2025 - Yellow Cage, Entre el color y el yo, CACO, Tierra y Tiempo - Madrid, Spain Upcoming
2024 - Father & Sun, Intermediaciones - Medellín, Colombia
2024 - After Myself, BFI LFS Showcase - London, UK
2023 - Vanilla Underground: REDUX, Notodofilm Festival - Madrid, Spain
2021 - Yellow Cage, VI Mostra Sesc Cinema - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2021 - Yellow Cage, 14ª Mostra Play the Movie - Pernambuco, Brazil
2019 - Live Flesh, Ocidente - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2018 - Exhibition Jogos de Linguagem, Centro Municipal de Cultura - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 - Exhibition II Mostra E.F.A - Porto Alegre, Brazil
Facilitation | Curation | Mediation
2022 - Facilitator - Filmmaking Course, Wac Arts - London, UK
2021 - Facilitator - Virtual Workshop Introduction to the Cinematic Language, Maria Imaculada School - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2019 - Talk - Oscar na Cultura, Livraria Cultura - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2018 - Talk - Scenic Photography, Centro Municipal de Cultura - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2017 - Facilitator - Workshop Practical Screenwriting, Estúdio X - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 - Curator - Film Festival All Women in Cinema, Casa Peirô - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 - Facilitator - Workshop Cinema Between Wars, Casa Peirô - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 - Facilitator - Workshop Practical Screenwriting, Casa Peirô - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2014 - Facilitator - Workshop Practical Screenwriting, PUC-RS - Porto Alegre, Brazil
Publications | Writing
2017-2019 - Writer | 365 Filmes
Articles and film reviews for the biggest Brazilian website exclusively dedicated to cinema
2015 - Book "Anais do Intercom Rio 2015: XXXVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação"
ISSN: 2175-4683
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Collective | Collaboration | Management
Since 2024 - Founding Member | PÁR
Itinerant project that creates platforms for critical and experimental practices in cinema & contemporary art
2017 - Creative Collaborator | GrupoJogo de Experimentação Cênica
Audiovisual for the theatre play "As Trevas Ridículas" (Goethe Institut - Porto Alegre, Brazil)
2016-2019 - Founding Member & Manager - Estúdio X, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Artistic venue focused on cinema & video
2016 - Collaborator - Casa Peirô, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Artistic venue focused on contemporary art practices
Prizes | Fundings & Grants
2016 - Prize II Mostra E.F.A - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015 - Scholarship FAPERGS (CAPES-CNPQ)
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish