Geneva, Switzerland, 1983.
Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Guerreiro do Divino Amor holds a Master’s degree in Architecture. His research explores the Superfictions, hidden forces that interfere in the construction of territory and of the collective imaginary. He creates a universe of science fiction from fragments of reality, that results in films, publications and installations.
Education
2016
Grant holder for the programme “Imersões Poéticas”, Casa França-Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2015-2016
Grant holder for the seminar “imagem em movimento”, EAV Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012-2013
Grant holder for the technical training course “Sound and Video Design”, Cimdata Medienakademie, Berlin
2004-2006
Instituto La Cambre Artes visuais (Brussels): Atelier “Espaços Urbanos”
2000-2006
Master’s degree in Architecture from École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble (France) and La Cambre (Brussels)
Solo exhibitions
2018
Paço Das Artes, MIS São Paulo, curated by Clarissa Diniz
Group exbitions
2019
– “Renovação Carismática”, Caixa Preta, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Palavras somam”, MAB-FAAP (Museum of Brasilian Art), São Paulo, Brazil
2018
– Arte Pará 2018, curated by Paulo Herkenhof and Vânia Leal, Belém, Brazil
– “Somos Muitxs”, curated by Bernardo Mosqueira and Catarina Duncan, Solar do Abacaxis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Comuna Intergaláctica”, Planetário do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
2017
– “Unânime Noite, volume 3”, curated by Bernardo De Souza, Fundação Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Aqui, bem ao Sul”, curated by Marcos Moraes, Bienalsur, MAB (Museu de arte brasileira), São Paulo, Brazil
– “Vivemos na melhor cidade da América do Sul”, curated by B. J. De Souza and V. Gorgulho, Fundação Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
– “Suposto Norte | Suposto Sul” , curated by de João Paulo Quintella and Michelle Sommer, Cafuné, Berlin
– “Unanimous Night”, curated by Bernardo de Souza, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
– “O terceiro mundo pede a bênção e vai dormir”, DESPINA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Swiss Art Awards 2017 (Parallel to Art Basel)
– “Imersões”, Casa França Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Abre Alas 13”, Galeria A Gentil Carioca, Brazil
2016
– 2nd Gran Bienal Tropical de Puerto Rico
– Biennale of Moving Images, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
– “Vivemos na melhor cidade da américa do sul”, Átomos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Linguagens do corpo carioca”, curated by Paulo Herkenhof, MAR, Museu de Arte do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
– “Unânime Noite”, curated by Bernardo de Souza, Galeria Bolsa de Arte , São Paulo, Brazil
– Mostra imagem em movimento do Parque Lage, Casa França Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– “Da urgência de cada um”, curated by Jõao Modé and Alexandre Sá, DESPINA, Largo das Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2015
– “A Mão Negativa”, curated by Bernardo De Souza, EAV parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2009
– “Brazil” , Galeria Substitut, Berlin
2008
– Swiss Art Awards 2008 (Parallel to Art Basel)
2006
– Cultural center of the Brazilian embassy in Brussels, presentation of the project “SuperRio”
2005
– Project “Mémoire en Demeure ”, by Tadashi Kamamata, França (design of the structure)
2004
– Beneflux, Urban Art Festival, Brussels, “Diner Chic” installation.
Collections
– Part of the collections from MAR Rio de Janeiro’s art museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– MAB – FAAP São Paulo, Brazil
Awards and competitions
2018
– Cine Esquema Novo (honorable mention)
2017
– Swiss Art Awards 2017 (finalist)
2016
– Finalist Generations Prize at the Biennale of Moving Images in Geneva
2015
– Best short film (De repente, Barbara), Transgender Film festival in Kiel, Germany
– “Angu de Ouro 2015”, Best curator’s film, Cineclube Mate com Angu, Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brasil
2009
– Finalist for the film award “Grande Prêmio Vivo do cinema brasileiro” (with the film “Clube da Criança”)
2008
– Swiss Arts Awards 2008 (finalist)
2005
– Winner of the award “La Cambre Architecture“ “ The Battle of Brussels”
Residency
2018
– Residência CAL UnB, Brasília, Brazil (September and October)
– Pivô Pesquisa, São Paulo, Brazil (April until July)
2017
– FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil (August until December)
Participation in festivals and screenings
2019
– Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, special screening of “Artifice and Fiction”, La Salle college
2018
– Festival Curta Cinema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Itaú Cultural SP, “Conversations in São Paulo: cultural exchanges in asymmetric contexts”, São Paulo, Brazil
– Festival Cine Esquema Novo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2017
– Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (Madrid), Mostra «Hasta que las cosas y los cuerpos sean como queremos que sean», Spain
2016
– Tokyo Fetish Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan
– Mostra do filme livre 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 (CCBB SP/RJ/DF/BH) (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Brazil)
– Semana Cinerama, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
– Festival Mix México, Ciudad do Mexico, Mexico
– Mostra Strangloscope, MIS Museu da imagem e do som, Florianópolis, Brazil
– FFF San José, Costa Rica
2015
– Antebellum Festival, Los Angeles, USA
– Transgender Film Festival Manila (Filipinas), Copenhague, London e Kiel
2009
– Mostra Kino Olho Rio Claro
– Curta Santos
– Maranhão na tela
– Vira Cultura maratona cultural, Conjunto nacional, São Paulo, Brazil
Outros
2006-2016
Researcher and editor (artist’s films, fiction, documentaries, institutions), 2D and 3D animation, graphic designer, teacher, VJ and art producer for various films and projects in Brussels, Berlin and Rio de Janeiro.
