FRAÇÃO
Alexandre Soares, Anotio, Diana Amadeu and Samuel Silva Menezes
Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, Portugal
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FRAÇÃO emerges as a representation of the random and frenetic release of luminous energy in the ignition of matter.
The installation presents a generative composition made up of flashes from LED lights, controlled by electromechanical relays, and the amplification and modulation of sound from the click’s characteristic of electromechanical relays and the current that passes through these, delineating the Möbius strip, the figurative translation of infinite continuity.
Prior to the construction of the installation, 3D models of the piece were made to better understand the technical aspects of the supports and structure, also providing valuable information as to what the visual outcome of the installation would be.
The installation captures the essence of playfulness by simulating the unpredictable and dynamic nature of light and sound.
Alexandre Soares
Alexandre Soares was born in December 2002, where he lived until leaving for college. He attended Escola Básica e Secundária Quinta das Flores while simultaneously receiving instruction at Conservatório de Música de Coimbra. Later, at Escola Secundária de Avelar Brotero, in high school, he specialized in Visual Arts, honing his drawing and painting skills in his free time at Galeria Ícone too. In 2021, he applied to the Faculty of Fine Arts in Porto, in Fine Arts, beginning his journey into the world of Multimedia.
António Henriques
António Henriques, also known by his artistic pseudonym, Anotio, is a multidisciplinary artist from Ourém. Born in 2003, he has had a strong connection to art for as long as he can remember, practicing it whenever possible. In 2021 he enrolls in a Fine Arts degree with a specialization in Multimedia, at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, where he continues to develop his artistic practice. Common themes of his work are the human condition, self-identity, and his relationship with spirituality.
Diana Amadeu
Diana Amadeu was born in Guarda, in 2002, and completed secondary education at Escola Secundária de Pinhel on the humanistic scientific course of Visual Arts. Currently, she is studying a degree in Fine Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. In her artistic practice, she is interested in human behavior and visual and material textures.
Samuel Silva Menezes
Samuel Silva Menezes considers his artistic practice as a fusion between conceptual art and the notion of error and process as strategy. Multidisciplinary, he works preferably with the modeling and potential of light, exploring its plasticity in different contexts. Born in Faro in the Algarve, Samuel chooses a degree in Fine Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, where he develops his artistic practice.
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