autofiction • moving image
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)
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