Pedro Mendes (b. 1995, Brazil) is a visual artist and researcher based in Madrid, working primarily in experimental moving image: single-channel video, and 8mm and 16mm film transferred to digital. Working with archival and synthetic sources (home videos, found footage, photographs, and AI-generated images and video), his work engages mediated memory and embodiment, as they are produced and repurposed by recording devices, editing software, and the AI tools that render them. His approaches range from self-representation, through his body and voice, to autofiction, which reworks his personal history and lived experience through fabulation.
 

Alongside his artistic practice, Mendes is currently a PhD candidate in Advanced Studies in Artistic Productions at the Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), where his research develops the theoretical and practical dimensions of his work, and a member of the research group IMARTE and its project Cuerpos Conectados III, focused on self-representation, the body, and identity construction through generative AI. 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 received a CNPq research scholarship.
 

Before establishing an independent practice internationally, he ran a studio specialising in video and photography in Brazil. He has since been active as a translator, film critic, and educator, and serves as an international ambassador for Runway AI. He is also the co-founder of PÁR — a platform for critical and experimental practices in cinema and contemporary art. His work has been shown at festivals, galleries, and institutions across Latin America, Europe, and the United Kingdom.