About

Nelson Miranda (Portugal, 1979). He lives and works in Porto. Bachelors and Master degree in Architecture (FAUP, Porto, PT, 2004 and 2011). Focussing primarily on the research and documentation of the human presence in the territory and its role in the transformation of the landscape and social-political contexts, it was in 2013 that he started the development of photographic projects.

His work has been the focus of growing interest and he recently received support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation for the publication of the artist’s book ‘A story here to stay’ and from the Fundação Oriente and DGArtes (Ministry of Culture) for the edition of the book and newspaper ‘कठिन पाईलाहरू Hard Steps’ (Pierrot le Fou ed.).

He has been selected for various awards and several exhibition and editorial projects, namely:

  • “Volátil”, curated by Elisa Noronha, Cerveira Biennial Museum (PT, 2024);
  • “Voices of the Landscape”, Exhibition Pavilion of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (PT, 2023-24);
  • “Winner” Urbanautica Institute Awards 2022 (IT, 2023);
  • “EIRA”, solo exhibition curated by Pablo Berástegui Lozano, Portuguese Center for Photography (PT, 2023);
  • Acquisition Prize, “Diversity – Research” – XXI Cerveira International Art Biennial (PT, 2020);
  • “Places of Memory” – Contextile – Contemporary Art Biennial (PT, 2020);
  • “Pequenos fins do mundo”, solo exhibition curated by Estefânia R. de Almeida (Adorna gallery, Porto, PT, 2020);
  • “Atlántica Colectivas” – Fotonoviembre – Bienal Internacional de Fotografia de Tenerife (ES, 2019);
  • Prize “Discovery Awards 2019” – Encontros da Imagem – International Photography and Visual Arts Festival (PT, 2019);
  • “Mirror Land” – Batumi Photodays (GE, 2019);
  • “Festival Circulation(s)”, art direction by François Cheval and Audrey Hoareau (FR, 2019);
  • “Riba de Ave” – MIP, Month of the Image of Porto (PT, 2018);
  • “Reclaiming Our Future” – Reclaim Photography Festival (UK, 2018).
  • “Fundação Lar do Emigrante Português no Mundo”, solo exhibition curated by Vera Carmo (Espaço Campanhã, Porto, PT, 2017).

His work is represented in public collections, namely in the Contemporary Art Center of the Porto Municipal Collection (PT), in the Victoria and Albert Museum (UK), in the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Art Library (PT), in the Biennial Art Foundation of Cerveira (PT), and in national and foreign private collections.