João Margalha Photography Born in 1966
in Barreiro, Portugal.
Lives in Aveiro, Portugal.
Project Description
Through my work I deal with what challenges me. One of these challenges is the way people relate to nature, and that relation is, I believe, an expressed view of a political, social and economical nature.The series "WONDER" (2009, inkjet prints, 80x107cm) refers to idyllic and almost dreamlike places taken in the Azores Islands, also known for its volcanic and seismic activity. In these sites of leisure nature is dominating over the human artifacts. Still, it remains an apparent and illusory sense of control over the natural elements.
Exhibitions (Excerpt)
2009, Lab65 collective, CCB, Porto2009, Má Arte collective, Aveiro
2009, Portuguese Center of Photography, Porto
2008, Ílhavo Museum, Ílhavo
2008, Má Arte collective, Aveiro
2008, X Photo Biennale of Vila Franca de Xira
2007, Gil Vicente Theatre, Coimbra
2006, IX Photo Biennale of Vila Franca de Xira
2006, XI Exposition de Photographies d' Auteurs, Lacanau
2006, Fábrica, Aveiro
2005, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles
