Miguel De (Ovar, Portugal, 1992) is a queer visual artist, working mainly in photography and video. He holds a degree in Cinema and Audiovisual from the Escola Superior Artística do Porto (2013) and a master's degree in Photography from the Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2022). He has lived in Braga since 2015.
His work deals mainly with topics such as the body, masculinity, homosexuality, and pornography. It aims to reflect on and challenge traditional concepts of gender and sexuality, as well as issues of obscenity in representation and images. Always from the perspective of problematizing assumptions, his work mainly addresses the male homosexual identity, touching on key points such as desire, sex, and attraction within the community itself.
In addition to his visual work, he is a member of Circo Caótico with Daniel Seabra and Mafalda Gonçalves, where he is the author of the music and sound design of the collective's performances.
He collaborates with artists from various fields, such as João Pedro Rodrigues, Antonio da Silva, Daniel Seabra, Joana Castro, Maria Trabulo, Dora Vieira, David Machado, Distorted Vision, Rui P. Andrade (Canadian Rifles) and Lola Rossi.
2022
→ collective exhibition — Pega de fogo — ACTUM — Braga, Portugal
→ portfolio review — Masc — IMAGO LISBOA Photo Festival — Lisboa, Portugal
→ experimental film — Cartografias Imaginárias, with Lola Rossi — Temporada Portugal-França — Circuito - Serviço Educativo Braga Media Arts
→ portfolio review — Masc — Josh Lustig, Instituto Português de Fotografia — Porto, Portugal
2021
→ collective exhibition — Masc — Amor em Tempos de Cólera - ACTUM — Braga, Portugal
→ book presentation — Conhecer um corpo — 11th Lisbon's Photobook Fair — Lisbon, Portugal
→ artistic residence — Fogo-Fátuo, a film by João Pedro Rodrigues — Lisbon, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Shortcutz — Funchal, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Shortcutz — Guimarães, Portugal
→ music performance — PNRM — ACTUM — Braga, Portugal
→ music and sound design — Raíz, by Circo Caótico — premiere at Leiria, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Shortcutz — Ovar, Portugal
→ exhibition — Masc — Panorama21 - Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica Portuguesa — Porto, Portugal
→ interview — Vamos Falar? Onde vês arte? — Rádio Universitária do Minho — Braga, Portugal
→ article — The Kiss: The obscene off the scene — Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts (Vol. 13 Nr. 2) — Porto, Portugal
→ book presentation — Conhecer um corpo — Feira do Livro de Braga — Braga, Portugal
→ article — Bodybuilding and the future of gender — Cineclube EA — Porto, Portugal
→ pitch — Masc — PH21 - Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica Portuguesa — Porto, Portugal
→ interview — Braga de... — Braga'27 — Braga, Portugal
→ video performance — Darktraces, a performance by Joana Castro — DDD - Festival Dias Da Dança — Porto, Portugal
2020
→ collective exhibition — The myth of Atlas — ACTUM — Braga, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Caminhos do Cinema Português — Coimbra, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Prometeu — Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
→ music performance — Symphony of the Future — ACTUM — online
→ film showing — The Kiss — FEST New Directors New Films Festival — Porto, Portugal
→ music and sound design — Por Um Fio, by Daniel Seabra — premiere at Ponte de Lima, Portugal
→ music and sound design — Com(Sequência), by Circo Caótico — premiere at Almada, Portugal
→ music and sound design — Crisálida, by Daniel Seabra — premiere at Porto, Portugal
up to 2019
→ music and sound design — [HOSE], by Daniel Seabra — premiere at Ílhavo, Portugal
→ live video performance — Circuito — Braga Media Arts, Noite Branca — Braga, Portugal
→ collaborative concert — Ocupa#3, with David Machado and Dora Vieira — gnration — Braga, Portugal
→ collective exhibition — A Body of Land — shairart — Braga, Portugal
→ collective exhibition — A Body of Land — Guimarães Noc Noc — Guimarães, Portugal
→ collective exhibition — A Body of Land — Bienal de Arte Jovem — Vila Verde, Portugal
Miguel De (Ovar, Portugal, 1992) is a queer visual artist, working mainly in photography and video. He holds a degree in Cinema and Audiovisual from the Escola Superior Artística do Porto (2013) and a master's degree in Photography from the Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2022). He has lived in Braga since 2015.
His work deals mainly with topics such as the body, masculinity, homosexuality, and pornography. It aims to reflect on and challenge traditional concepts of gender and sexuality, as well as issues of obscenity in representation and images. Always from the perspective of problematizing assumptions, his work mainly addresses the male homosexual identity, touching on key points such as desire, sex, and attraction within the community itself.
In addition to his visual work, he is a member of Circo Caótico with Daniel Seabra and Mafalda Gonçalves, where he is the author of the music and sound design of the collective's performances.
He collaborates with artists from various fields, such as João Pedro Rodrigues, Antonio da Silva, Daniel Seabra, Joana Castro, Maria Trabulo, Dora Vieira, David Machado, Distorted Vision, Rui P. Andrade (Canadian Rifles) and Lola Rossi.
2022
→ collective exhibition — Pega de fogo — ACTUM — Braga, Portugal
→ portfolio review — Masc — IMAGO LISBOA Photo Festival — Lisboa, Portugal
→ experimental film — Cartografias Imaginárias, with Lola Rossi — Temporada Portugal-França — Circuito - Serviço Educativo Braga Media Arts
→ portfolio review — Masc — Josh Lustig, Instituto Português de Fotografia — Porto, Portugal
2021
→ collective exhibition — Masc — Amor em Tempos de Cólera - ACTUM — Braga, Portugal
→ book presentation — Conhecer um corpo — 11th Lisbon's Photobook Fair — Lisbon, Portugal
→ artistic residence — Fogo-Fátuo, a film by João Pedro Rodrigues — Lisbon, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Shortcutz — Funchal, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Shortcutz — Guimarães, Portugal
→ music performance — PNRM — ACTUM — Braga, Portugal
→ music and sound design — Raíz, by Circo Caótico — premiere at Leiria, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Shortcutz — Ovar, Portugal
→ exhibition — Masc — Panorama21 - Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica Portuguesa — Porto, Portugal
→ interview — Vamos Falar? Onde vês arte? — Rádio Universitária do Minho — Braga, Portugal
→ article — The Kiss: The obscene off the scene — Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts (Vol. 13 Nr. 2) — Porto, Portugal
→ book presentation — Conhecer um corpo — Feira do Livro de Braga — Braga, Portugal
→ article — Bodybuilding and the future of gender — Cineclube EA — Porto, Portugal
→ pitch — Masc — PH21 - Escola das Artes da Universidade Católica Portuguesa — Porto, Portugal
→ interview — Braga de... — Braga'27 — Braga, Portugal
→ video performance — Darktraces, a performance by Joana Castro — DDD - Festival Dias Da Dança — Porto, Portugal
2020
→ collective exhibition — The myth of Atlas — ACTUM — Braga, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Caminhos do Cinema Português — Coimbra, Portugal
→ film showing — The Kiss — Prometeu — Lisbon and Porto, Portugal
→ music performance — Symphony of the Future — ACTUM — online
→ film showing — The Kiss — FEST New Directors New Films Festival — Porto, Portugal
→ music and sound design — Por Um Fio, by Daniel Seabra — premiere at Ponte de Lima, Portugal
→ music and sound design — Com(Sequência), by Circo Caótico — premiere at Almada, Portugal
→ music and sound design — Crisálida, by Daniel Seabra — premiere at Porto, Portugal
up to 2019
→ music and sound design — [HOSE], by Daniel Seabra — premiere at Ílhavo, Portugal
→ live video performance — Circuito — Braga Media Arts, Noite Branca — Braga, Portugal
→ collaborative concert — Ocupa#3, with David Machado and Dora Vieira — gnration — Braga, Portugal
→ collective exhibition — A Body of Land — shairart — Braga, Portugal
→ collective exhibition — A Body of Land — Guimarães Noc Noc — Guimarães, Portugal
→ collective exhibition — A Body of Land — Bienal de Arte Jovem — Vila Verde, Portugal