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Statement

explore personal narratives through interdisciplinary and experimental practices centered on moving images. My work investigates themes of memory, identity, and the body through a process I call post-archival autofiction—a method that reanimates personal and collective materials such as found footage, home videos, photographs, and AI-generated imagery. By blending traditional archives with synthetic ones, I construct hybrid narratives that blur the lines between memory and invention, past and projection. My works aim to reflect the fragmented, mediated nature of identity, particularly as experienced across time, disability, and migration.

Bio

Pedro Mendes (1995, Brazil) is a visual artist and researcher based in Madrid. Working across experimental cinema, video, and photography, he explores interdisciplinary practices that involve the creation and repurposing of still and moving images—ranging from archival footage and home videos to AI-generated material—to investigate the possibilities of autofiction and self-abstraction.

He is currently a PhD candidate in Advanced Studies in Artistic Productions at the Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), where he develops a practical-theoretical research project. He holds an MA in Filmmaking from the University of Warwick/London Film School (UK, 2023) and a BA in Audiovisual Production from PUC-RS'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 also dedicates himself to working as a translator and collaborating with his partner, Amanda Gatti, in their itinerant project 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)

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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, 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

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