Tiago Casanova (Madeira, Portugal, 1988)
Studied Architecture at FAUP (Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto) since 2006, when his interest in photography and architecture began. He collaborated with CCRE, and organized the first and second cycle of "A Fotografia na Arquitectura" (The Photography in Architecture) in 2008 and 2009, and the FAUP Architectural Photography Award in 2009. In 2010 he was part of the team that organized the International Seminar "On the Surface - Architecture and Public Space Images under debate". He collaborates with several magazines and participates in various exhibitions. Currently he takes part on the collective XYZ Books and co-founded A Ilha in 2014.
In 2012 he won the Bes Revelação Photography Award and an Honorable Mention at Novos Talentos Fnac Fotografia, and in 2014 his work was mentioned for the best work selection at Plat(t)form - Fotomuseum Winterthur. Represented by Galeria Carlos Carvalho (Lisbon). Based in Lisbon and Porto.
EDUCATION
2006 / ... Architecture Integrated Masters at FAUP (Faculdade de Arquitectura da
Universidade do Porto - UP)
2010 / 11 Erasmus Programme at ETSAB (Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura de
Barcelona UPC).
2008 / 09 Research Integration Programme by Centro de Comunicação e
Representação Espacial (CCRE - FAUP).
PRESENT POSITIONS
- Co-founder of XYZ Bookshop Lisbon
- Co-founder of A Ilha Cultural Association
PRIZES AND AWARDS (selected)
2017 Finalist - "Art Photo Barcelona"
2015 Winner - "A 3 Bandas Jury Award - Shoot & Smile"
2015 Finalist - "Dusseldorf Portfolio Review"
2014 Finalist - "On Award - Off Festival Bratislava"
2014 Finalist - "FIFCV - Festival Internacional de Fotografia de Cabo Verde"
2014 Finalist - "Full Contact - Portfolio Reviews SCAN Photo Festival"
2014 Shortlisted - "Kassel Fotobook Dummy Award" - Pearl Photobook
2014 Top 10 - "Self Publish Riga" - Pearl Photobook
2014 Finalist - "Kolga Award"
2014 Best Works Selection - "Plat(t)form 2014"
2013 Finalist - "Emergentes DST Photography Award"
2013 Residency - "1ª Avenida"
2012 Honorable Mention - Novos Talentos Fnac Fotografia
2012 Bes Revelação Award
2011 Residency Grant - "European Borderlines Project"
2010 Honorable Mention - "Jovem Criador 10 - Aveiro"
2010 Finalist - "Casa da Galeria Award"
2009 Honorable Mention - "Jovem Criador 09 - Aveiro"
2009 1st Prize - "Go Photo"
2009 1st Prize - "Talentos Diário e Fotojornalismo"
2008 Research Integration Scholarship granted by FCT
2006 1st Prize - "Funchal uma cidade Marítima"
EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2018 "The Infernal Machine", Beton 7, Athens, Greece.
2018 "Photo London", Galeria Carlos Carvalho, Sommerset House, London.
2018 "Vozes de Abril", Galeria Oitavo, Porto, Portugal.
2017 "For Sale", Galeria Painel, Porto, Portugal.
2017 "Déjà vu", Galeria Oitavo, Antigo Hospital Maria Pia, Porto, Portugal.
2017 "Regra e Excepção", Galeria das Salgadeiras, Lisboa, Portugal.
2017 "In.visibilidades", Galeria Oitavo, Porto, Portugal.
2017 "Manipulation: The Return of Utopia", Arquivo 237, Lisboa, Portugal.
2016 "Every wall is a statement", Alumia Exhibition, Porto, Portugal.
2016 "Transforming Memories", 280a Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
2016 "Cuestionamiento", Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães, Portugal.
2016 "Very Typical", Galeria das Salgadeiras, Lisboa, Portugal.
2016 "Carrilho da Graça: Lisboa", Architecture Museum Leopoldo Rother, Bogotá,
Colombia.
2016 "Utopia Hoje", Museu Abílio de Mattos e Silva, Óbidos, Portugal.
2016 "7 Círculos", Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisboa, Portugal.
2016 "Casanova was arrested here", Installation at Piazzetta dei Leoni, Venice,
Italy.
2016 "Carrilho da Graça: Ponte Covilhã", Video Installation Collaboration, Venice Biennale, Italy,
2016 "Cuestionamiento II - Sociedad", Sala de Arte Joven, Madrid, Spain.
2016 "Feira - Cuarto Público", Galeria Dispara, Santiago Compostela, Spain.
2016 "Território Expandido", Festival Outuno Fotográfico, Coruña, Spain.
2016 "7 Círculos", Teatro das Figuras, Faro, Portugal.
2016 "Pearl", Galeria Dispara, Pontevedra, Spain.
2015 "AMI Arte Urbana", Silo Auto Gallery, Porto, Portugal.
2015 "Seeing is Believing", Festival Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal.
2015 "Carrilho da Graça: Lisboa", CCB - Garagem Sul, Lisboa, Portugal.
2015 "Gramáticas Flexíveis", Casa das Artes, Porto, Portugal.
2015 "Alter Retrato", Folio Club Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2015 "POST//Vídeoarte", Marcel Bookshop, Lisbon, Portugal.
2015 "El paisaje revisitado", Blanca Berlin Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
2015 "Biography", Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2014 "Pearl", Museum of Contemporary Art of Funchal, Portugal.
2014 "Off Bratislava", Bratislava, Slovakia.
2014 "Biography - We", Fotogalerie Wien, Austria.
2014 "Pearl", Museu da Imagem de Braga, Portugal.
2014 "Encenação do Quotidiano", AXA / 1ª Avenida, Porto, Portugal.
2014 "Art Photo Barcelona", Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain.
2014 "Self Publish Riga", Riga Photomonth, Riga, Latvia.
2014 "Kolga Award", Tbilisi, Georgia.
2014 "Der Greif - A Process", Neue Galerie im Hohmannhaus, Augsburg, Germany.
2014 "2014 Frames - International Photography Projections", Centre for
Contemporary Arts , Glasgow, Scotland.
2014 "Plat(t)form 2014", Winterthur Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland.
2013 "Emergentes DST Finalists", Project "Test to the mnemonic ability of
photography", Teatro do Circo, Braga, Portugal.
2013 "Entre Mundos", Projection "Madeira", Encontros de Fotografia de Agosto,
Fortaleza, Brazil.
2013 "Portuguese Photography", Projection "Madeira", Lodz Fotofestiwal,
Poland.
2013 "Ícones da Fé", Installation "Gang do Cobre", Claustros de S. Domingos,
Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
2013 "1ª Avenida Residency", Installation "Democracy / Asphyxia /
Bureaucracy", AXA, Porto, Portugal.
2013 "1ª Avenida Residency", Installation "ESTA[g]NAÇÃO", AXA, Porto,
Portugal.
2013 "Ícones da Fé", Installation "Gang do Cobre", Grijó Monastery, Gaia,
Portugal.
2013 "Games of Glory", Video Art / Performance, Maus Hábitos Gallery, Porto.
2013 "Putrica Urban Art Festival", Freamund, Portugal.
2013 "Laissez Faire", Project "Is it a Revolution?...Or just bad weather!?",
Felisberto Oliveira, Porto, Portugal.
2013 "Hybrid Landscape", Novos Talentos Fnac Fotografia, Fnac
MadeiraShopping, Madeira, Portugal.
2013 "Resgate", Project "Is it a Revolution?...Or just bad weather!?",
Antiga Casa Sá Cortinas, Barcelos, Portugal.
2013 "Bes Revelação", Project "Test to the mnemonic ability of Photography",
Bes Arte & Finança Gallery, Lisboa, Portugal.
2013 "1ª Avenida", Project "Homage to Marcel Duchamp", Axa
1ª Avenida, Porto, Portugal.
2013 "Hybrid Landscape", Novos Talentos Fnac Fotografia, Fnac Stª Catarina,
Porto, Portugal.
2013 "European Borderlines", Project "Madeira", Nordic House, Reikjavik,
Iceland.
2012 "Bes Revelação", Project "Test to the mnemonic ability of Photography",
Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, Portugal.
2012 "European Borderlines", Project "Madeira", Festival FotoLeggendo, Rome.
2012 "European Borderlines", Project "Madeira", Bursa Fotofest, Bursa, Turkey.
2012 "European Borderlines", Project "Madeira", Festival Encontros da Imagem,
Braga, Portugal.
2012 "Cityzines", Independent Published books on Architecture and Photography,
"Shanghai" book, FAUP, Portugal.
2012 "Portuguese Photography", Projection, Photographic project "Shanghai",
Recyclart Bruxels, Belgium.
2012 "Trees" - Photography, Galeria Porta 22, Porto, Portugal.
2012 "Mnemosine" - Photographic project "Shanghai", Galeria dos Leões, Porto.
2012 "Memória e Destruição - Memory & Destruction", Photography and Video
Performance "Lost & Found & Vice Versa", Porto, Portugal. (January 28)
2011 "Venepor", Photographic Live Performance, Venepor - Cineclube da Maia,
Porto, Portugal. (October 1)
2011 "International Summer School of Photograhy", Photography, Kuldiga City
Museum, Latvia.
2010 "Young Creators 10 - Jovens Criadores 10 - Aveiro", Photography, Aveiro
Museum, Aveiro.
2010 "Planaltofotográfico - Iberian Documental Photography Meeting",
Photograhy, Mogadouro Cultural Gallery, Mogadouro.
2010 "Casa da Galeria Award", Photography, Casa da Galeria, Santo Tirso.
2010 "CinemArchitecture", Video, Architecture Faculty of Porto University.
2009 "Young Creators 09 - Jovens Criadores 09 - Aveiro", Photography, Aveiro
Museum, Aveiro.
2009 "Ephemeral Places - Lugares Efémeros", Performance Project, UP, Porto.
2009 "Curatorial - Curadoria", Photography, University of Porto, Porto.
2009 "A view on Bom Sucesso Market", Photography, E-learning Café, Porto.
2008 "Rediscovering the Genius Loci of Bolhão Market", Photography, E-learning
Café, Porto.
2008 "A view on the 14 Faculties of Porto University", Photography, E-learning
Café, Porto.
2007 "10 x Black & White", Photography, IPJ, Porto.
2006 "Sensitivity", Photography, Madeira International Airport.
2006 "Funchal a Maritime City", Photography, Funchal City 500 years
Celebrations headquarters, Madeira Island.
WORK PUBLICATIONS
2018 "Pearl" (Photography)- Domus Magazine, IT.
2018 "The Backup Project" (Review)- YET Magazine, IT.
2017 "Every wall is a statement" (Installation) - Desblogada (Blog), January, PT.
2016 "Every wall is a statement" (Installation) - Attitude Magazine, December, PT.
2016 "Pearl" (Photography)- Tire, September, DE.
2016 "Pearl" (Photography)- Phases Mag, September.
2016 "Pearl" (Photography/Interview)- Slanted Magazine, January, DE.
2015 "Pearl" (Photography)- Emaho Magazine, India.
2015 "Is it a Revolution!?..." (Photography)- Kuš! Comics, January, LT.
2015 "Reality is Fiction" (Photography)- Unidade #8, January, PT.
2015 "Guest Blogger" (Photography)- Der Greif, January, Germany.
2014 "Pearl" (Photography)- GUP Magazine, August, NL.
2014 "Pearl" (Photography)- Paper Journal, March, UK.
2014 "Pearl" (Photography)- British Journal of Photography, February, UK.
2014 "Pearl" (Photography)- Suplemento P2 - Público, February, PT.
2014 "Pearl" (Photography)- Arte Photographica Blog, February, PT.
2014 "Der Greif: A Process" (Photography) - Der Greif Verlag, DE.
2013 "Nostalgia, Memória e Destruição" (Photography) - Contemporânea #1, PT.
2013 "XYZ Bookshop Lisbon" (Architecture) - Monocle Magazine Sept/Oct, UK.
2013 "Hybrid Landscape" (Photography/Text) - Aint Bad Magazine, USA.
2013 "Interview" (Photography / Interview) - Sentidos Magazine #1, PT.
2013 "5 Night Bars in Porto" (Photography) - Parq Magazine #37, PT.
2013 "Is it a Revolution?Or just bad weather!?..." (Photography) - Parasita
Magazine #3, PT.
2013 "Test to the mnemonic ability of photography" (Photography) - Dédalo
Magazine #9, PT.
2012 "Descending a Staircase" (Vídeo) - Matzine #12, UK.
2012 "Madeira - European Borderlines" (Photography) - P3, PT.
2012 "Madeira - European Borderlines" (Photography) - Stand Art Wall, PT.
2012 "Shanghai" (Photography) - Flânerie #2, Coimbra, PT.
2011 "Architecture, Art and Destruction" (Illustration) - Punkto Magazine #2,
Porto, PT.
2011 "Barcelona" (Photography / Interview) - Analognights Photography Blog.
2010 "Shanghai" (Photography) - Scopio Magazine #1, Porto, September.
2010 "Ensaio sobre a Imagética de um Espaço Sentimental" (Photography) - Rua
Magazine #5, Lisboa, PT.
2010 "Ensaio sobre a Imagética de um Espaço Sentimental" (Photography) -
Revista Trama #0, Porto, PT.
2010 "Ensaio sobre a Imagética de um Espaço Sentimental" (Photography) - WIP
Magazine #6, Greece, November.
2009 "Saber ver a Fotografia" (Article) - Corda Magazine #3, Porto, PT.
2009 "Da Organização ao Caos" (Article) - Dédalo Magazine #6, Porto, PT.
2008 "A Fotografia na Arquitectura" (Article) - Manifesto Magazine #3, Porto.
BOOKS and CATALOGS
2017 Book "Is it a Revolution?" (Photography) - XYZ Books.
2014 Book "Pearl" (Photography) - XYZ Books.
2013 Photobook "Madeira" (Photography) - Scopio Magazine Addendum.
2010 Book "Shanghai" (Photography) - Authors Book. Limited Edition of 20.
2016 Book "Porto Património Mundial 20 Anos | 20 Imagens", CMP, Portugal.
2015 Festival Catalog "Portfolio Review Dusseldorf", Germany.
2015 Exhibition Catalog "AMI - Exposição Arte Urbana Mupis", Portugal.
2014 Exhibition Catalog "Biography", Fotogalerie Wien, Austria.
2013 Exhibition Catalog "Ícones da Fé", Grijó Monastery, Portugal.
2013 Exhibition Catalog "Games of Glory", Maus Hábitos Gallery, Porto.
2012 Exhibition Catalog "Prémio Bes Revelação", Museu de Serralves, Portugal.
2012 Festival Catalog "Encontros da Imagem - What Future?", Braga, Portugal.
2012 Project Catalog "European Borderlines".
2012 Exhibition Catalog "Trees", Porta 22 Gallery, Porto, Portugal.
2011 Exhibition Catalog "International Summer School of Photography, Latvia.
2010 Exhibition Catalog "Jovens Criadores 09 - Aveiro", Portugal.
2009 Exhibition Catalog "Jovens Criadores 10 - Aveiro", Portugal.
LECTURES, COMMUNICATIONS and DEBATES
2017 "Azulejos na Arte Urbana", Festival Azzelij, Ovar, Portugal.
2016 "Apresentação Livro Backup Project", Festival Encontros da Imagem, Braga.
2016 "Apresentação Livro Backup Project", Flaneur Talks, Lisboa, Portugal.
2015 "Conversas", Festival Silêncio, Lisboa, Portugal.
2015 "Libros & Fotos - Alter-retrato IV", Art Deal Project, Barcelona.
2014 Work Presentation - Fine Art School of Porto University, Portugal.
2013 "Conversas com Fotografia" Talks - Cineclube de Guimarães, Portugal.
2013 "Global Art" Symposium - Casa do Alto da Maia, Portugal.
2013 Work Presentation - Serralves Contemporary Art Museum, Portugal.
2013 Invited lectures at "Art and Design in Public Space Master - MADEP" -
Porto University, Portugal.
2013 Work Presentation - Fnac Gallery
2013 Lecturer at "Scopio Roundtable #4" - FAUP, Portugal.
2012 Television interview on studio for "Cartaz das Artes - RTP Madeira"
2012 Project Presentation "Shanghai" - Flânerie Magazine #2 launch conference,
Coimbra, Portugal.
2012 Project Presentation "Madeira - European Borderlines" - Open Show
Coimbra, Portugal.
2012 Lecturer at "International Seminar 'On the Surface' - Architecture and
Public Space Images under Debate", Porto, Portugal.
2012 Television Interview for Art News "RTP Madeira - Cartaz das Artes"
2011 Debate "Constructing Criticism" - Archizines Exhibition at AA -
Architecture Association, London, UK.
2009 Debate "Architecture Photography", FAUP, Portugal.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (selected)
2017 Exhibition Design for "Design by Porto, Porto by Design", Porto, Portugal.
2016 Exhibition Design for "EYES WIDE OPEN - 100 Years of Leica Photography", Galeria Municipal, Porto.
2016 Photographer of Lisbon Architecture Triennal, Portugal.
2013 Instructor at Junior University at FAUP.
2013 Architectural Project for XYZ Bookshop Lisbon.
2012 / Photographer of "JA - Jornal Arquitectos", Portugal.
2011 / 12 Instructor for the Academic Discipline "Comunicação, Fotografia e
Multimédia", under the direction of the Professor Pedro Leão Neto,
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto.
2011 Organizing Committee and Instructor of the Photography Workshop
"Repensar/Questionar Realidades Urbanas - Centro Histórico do Porto",
FAUP and Palácio das Artes, September.
2010 - 12 Organizing Committee of the International Seminar "On the Surface -
Public Space and Architectural Images on Debate", FAUP.
2010 Instructor of the International Photography Workshop "On the Surface".
2010 Commissioner for the Individual Exhibition "Ínsulas" by João Margalha,
at the Portuguese Center of Photography (CPF).
2009 / 10 Photographer of "Rua Magazine", Lisbon, Portugal.
2009 / 10 Photographer of "Bombart Magazine", Porto, Portugal.
2009 Instructor of the Photography Workshop "Um outro olhar sobre o Espaço
Público da Ribeira".
2009 Organizing Committee of the 2nd Cycle "A Fotografia na Arquitectura -
The Photography in Architecture", at FAUP.
2009 Director of the "FAUP Architectural Photography Award".
2009 Organizing Committee of the Debate "Fotografia e Espaço Público -
Photography and Public Space", at Porto University.
2009 Co-Founder of Scopio - International Photography Magazine.
2009 Co-Founder of Cityscopio - Cultural Association.
2008 Co-Founder of Trama Magazine.
2008 Co-Founder of Evoluir - Youth Cultural Association.
2008 Director of the 1st Cycle "A Fotografia na Arquitectura - The Photography
in Architecture", at FAUP.
COLLABORATIONS
Lisbon Architecture Triennal / Jornal Arquitectos / Gallery of Architecture / Dafne Editora / Ordem dos Arquitectos / Ordem dos Arquitectos Delegação da Madeira / Habitar Portugal / Archiprix Portugal / Banema / Architect Germano de Castro / Architect Marta Rocha / Lars Muller Publishers / Architecture School of Porto University / Pure Print / BombArt Magazine / Rua Magazine / Park Magazine / Diagonal Magazine / University of Porto / Cineclube da Maia / Holy Nothing / Summary Architects / Architect Ricardo Morais Sousa / Architect Pedro Bragança / Craft Architecture / Atelier Da Costa / Architect João Gameiro / Architect Mafalda Mendonça / Architect Carrilho da Graça / Architect Pedro Campos Costa / ACA / R2 Design / Promontório Architects / Atelier Matrioskas / 18:25 Studio / Nuno Pimenta / Sofia dos Santos / Rui Soares Costa / Galeria das Salgadeiras
COLLECTIONS
- Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto
- Universidade do Porto
- Centro de Comunicação e Representação Espacial
- Private Collections