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Paper plane, from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ Fundação Leal Rios, Lisbon
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Paper plane, from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ Fundação Leal Rios, Lisbon

Paper plane, from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes is included in the group exhibition “…daquele que é (des)objecto III. This exhibition runs from 15.05.2025 to 22.09.2025. more >
Civilisation: The Way we live now @ The Kunsthalle München, Germany
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Civilisation: The Way we live now @ The Kunsthalle München, Germany

Civilization: The Way we Live now, an exhibition curated by William Ewing featuring works from the series The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite, The Time Machine and 00:00.00 is  exhibited at The Kunsthalle München, Germany. This exhibition will run from 09 April until  24 August 2025.

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Anton's Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb @ MACAM, Lisbon
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Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb @ MACAM, Lisbon

The triptych “Dissident wearing makeshift Burka”, from the series “Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb” integrates the inaugural exhibition of MACAM– Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando Martins, Lisbon, Portugal. This exhibition will run from the 26.03-13.10.2025.

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Letter of departure in the form of a will, from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ Cloud Seven, Brussels
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Letter of departure in the form of a will, from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ Cloud Seven, Brussels

Letter of departure in the form of a will, from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes, 2016, is included in the group exhibition A Public Affair: Final Act, curated by Bayao Hassan Bello @ Cloudd Seven, Brussels. This exhibition runs from 22.01.2205 to 29.03.2025. more >
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“…daquele que é (des)objecto II” @ Fundação Leal Rios, Lisbon.

Paper plane, from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes, 2016, is included in the group exhibition “…daquele que é (des)objecto II” @ Fundação Leal Rios, Lisbon. This exhibition runs from 27.09.2204 to 22.02.2025.

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'Anton's Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb.' opens @ Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon
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‘Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb.’ opens @ Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon

“Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb.” opens at Galeria Filomena Soares Lisbon. This exhibition runs from 21.04 – 16.11.2024. This part-documentary, part-speculative project is based on a poignant and very personal story and experience: the death and disappearance of Edgar Martins’ close friend, photojournalist Anton Hammerl, during the 2011 Libyan war. The project takes Hammerl’s story as a jumping off point to reflect on the decisive but paradoxical role that photography has played in conflict zones, photographic ethics and the misinformation ecosystem surrounding war. more >
'Anton's Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and a Grief-stricken Thumb.' (collector's edition) is now available to order
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‘Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and a Grief-stricken Thumb.’ (collector’s edition) is now available to order

Edgar Martins’ new book is a research-based documentary project, a novel, a lipogramme and an imaginary anthropological study in one. It includes original photographs, archival photography,  images researched from dark web forums,  an album of probing soundscapes exploring the everyday experiences of a war correspondent as well as a book of drawings of myriad war scenes (collector’s edition). This book  is now available to pre-order.

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Untitled, from the series Reluctant Monoliths @ CAM (Centro de Arte Moderna), Lisbon
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Untitled, from the series Reluctant Monoliths @ CAM (Centro de Arte Moderna), Lisbon

Untitled (from the series Reluctant Monoliths), from the Centro de Arte Moderna (CAM) collection integrates the Open Storage of the Centro de Arte Moderna’s inaugural exhibition programme. This exhibition runs from 21.09.2024 – 11.05.2025. more >
Anton's Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb opens at Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon
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Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb opens at Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon

“Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb.” is scheduled to open at Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon, Portugal, on 21 September 2024. This exhibition runs until 16 November 2024.

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Works from the Fundação Leal Rios collection integrate the exhibition ... DAQUELE QUE É (DES)OBJECTO @ FARRA, Festa da Arte em rede na regioão der Alentejo, Forte de Santa Luzia
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Works from the Fundação Leal Rios collection integrate the exhibition … DAQUELE QUE É (DES)OBJECTO @ FARRA, Festa da Arte em rede na regioão der Alentejo, Forte de Santa Luzia

Paper plane (from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Intreludes), from the Fundação Leal Rios collection integrates the exhibition … DAQUELE QUE É (DES)OBJECTO @ FARRA, Festa da Arte em rede na regioão der Alentejo, Forte de Santa Luzia. This exhibition runs from 27 July – 28 August 2024.

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I'm Still Here featured in Acumen, Issue 46
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I’m Still Here featured in Acumen, Issue 46

Acumen magazine features Edgar Martins I’m Still Here, a work which takes the Mona Lisa’s theft from Louvre in 1911 to explore the psychology of looking at visual art and to as well as a ‘model of seeing’ that is capable of withholding ‘secrets’.

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Anton's Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb opens at the Athens Photography Festival, Benaki Museum, Greece
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Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb opens at the Athens Photography Festival, Benaki Museum, Greece

Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb opens at the Athens Photography Festival, Benaki Museum, Greece, on 6 June 2024. This exhibition runs until 28 July 2024.

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Edgar Martins is interviewed by Aesthetica Magazine
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Edgar Martins is interviewed by Aesthetica Magazine

Edgar Martins talks to Aesthetica Magazine about the launch of his new project and book ‘Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and  Grief-stricken Thumb. This is the first  in-depth interview the artist has given about the project.

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Edgar Martins is interviewed by O Público
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Edgar Martins is interviewed by O Público

Edgar Martins talks to Amílcar Correia (O Público, Portugal) about the launch of his new project and book ‘Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and  Grief-stricken Thumb.

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Anton's Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb @ Somerset House, London
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Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb @ Somerset House, London

Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and Grief-stricken Thumb opens at Sommerset House, London on 19 April 2024. This exhibition runs until 6 May and is integrated in the Sony World Photography Awards 2024.

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SONY, Voices of Creativity Vol. 2
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SONY, Voices of Creativity Vol. 2

“On the thoughtfulness required of photographers” is a photo-essay and interview with Edgar Martins, at his studio, by the SONY Group, following his Photographer of the Year accolade, at the Sony World Photography Awards 2023. more >
Disrupted Identity: Edgar Martins is Interviewed by Aesthetica Magazine
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Disrupted Identity: Edgar Martins is Interviewed by Aesthetica Magazine

Edgar Martins is Interviewed by Aesthetica Magazine in the context of his shortlisted works for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2024.

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MICROPOLÍTICAS: Works from the Portuguese State's Art Collection @ Centro de Arqueologia e Artes de Beja
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MICROPOLÍTICAS: Works from the Portuguese State’s Art Collection @ Centro de Arqueologia e Artes de Beja

this exhibition presents a combination of artistic practices that are based on the construction of community spheres, revealing how artists take positions and address pressing issues of their time. Bringing together more than 30 works, the exhibition continues CACE’s strategy of disseminating its collection on a national stage and presents a wide range of recent acquisitions, including the works of Edgar Martins.

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Civilization: The Way we Live now @ at Jut Art Museum, Taipei
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Civilization: The Way we Live now @ at Jut Art Museum, Taipei

Civilization: The Way we Live now, an exhibition curated by William Ewing featuring works from the series The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite, The Time Machine and 00:00.00 is  exhibited at Jut Art Museum, Taipei. This exhibition will run from 16 March until  30 June 2024.

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Launch of special collotype edition
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Launch of special collotype edition

To mark the launch of Edgar Martins’ new book, a special 8×10″ collotype print has been launched of one of the wining works of the Sony World Photography Awards. The artwork is printed by the Benrido Atelier in Japan on PHO paper (produced by Fujifilm in 1949) using a traditional collotype process.

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I’m Still Here shortlisted for the 2024 Aesthetica Art Prize
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I’m Still Here shortlisted for the 2024 Aesthetica Art Prize

Works from the series I’m Still Here have been shortlisted for the 2024 Aesthetica Art Prize. The shortlisted works will be exhibited in a exhibittedn at York Art Gallery, UK from 16 February – 21 April 2024. more >
'Anton's Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and a Grief-stricken Thumb.' is now available to order
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‘Anton’s Hand is Made of Guilt. No Muscle or Bone. He has a Gung-ho Finger and a Grief-stricken Thumb.’ is now available to order

Edgar Martins’ new book is a research-based documentary project, a novel, a lipogramme and an imaginary anthropological study in one. It includes original photographs, archival photography,  images researched from dark web forums,  an album of probing soundscapes exploring the everyday experiences of a war correspondent as well as a book of drawings of myriad war scenes (collector’s edition). This book  is now available to pre-order.

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Edgar Martins wins Film Photographer of the Year at the International Photography Awards 2023
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Edgar Martins wins Film Photographer of the Year at the International Photography Awards 2023

Our War,  a selection of images from Edgar Martins’ new project titled ‘Anton’s hand is made of guilt, no muscle or bone. He has two clinically depressed fingers and an angry thumb’  receives the highest accolade at the International Photography Awards 2023, in the Film/Analogue Portrait category.

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I'm Still Here at Paris Photo 2023
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I’m Still Here at Paris Photo 2023

Works from the series I’m Still Here are presented at Paris Photo 2023 @ Galeria Lume, Stands B10 and S3. The fair takes place from 09-12.11.2023. This marks Edgar Martins’ second collaboration with Galeria Lume. more >
The 11th edition of Photo Israel, International Photography Festival @ Enav Cultural Center and Gan Ha'ir, Tel Aviv
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The 11th edition of Photo Israel, International Photography Festival @ Enav Cultural Center and Gan Ha’ir, Tel Aviv

Edgar Martins participates in the  11th edition of Photo Israel, International Photography Festival @ Enav Cultural Center and Gan Ha’ir, Tel Aviv, with works from the series ‘Anton’s hand is made of guilt, no muscle or bone. He has two clinically depressed fingers and an angry thumb’ . Following recent events in Israel and Gaza, the festival has been postponed from 8-23 November 2023 to 27 March – 7 April 2024

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Edgar Martins wins Juror's Choice Award in the Hariban Photography Prize 2023
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Edgar Martins wins Juror’s Choice Award in the Hariban Photography Prize 2023

Our War, a selection of images from Edgar Martins’ new project titled “Anton’s hand is made of guilt, no muscle or bone. He has two clinically depressed fingers and an angry thumb”, has won the Juror’s Choice Award at the Hariban Prize 2023. Selected by Nestan Nijaradz, this work-in-progress project is based on a poignant and very personal story and experience: the death and disappearance of the artist’s good friend, photojournalist Anton Hammerl, during the 2011 Libyan war. more >
Edgar Martins is featured in The Guardian
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Edgar Martins is featured in The Guardian

Edgar Martins talks to Edwards Siddons from the Guardian abut ‘Dodging Imaginary Bullets in Benghazi’.

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Edgar Martins is interviewed by Folha de S. Paulo
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Edgar Martins is interviewed by Folha de S. Paulo

Edgar Martins talks to Leão Serva for Folha de São Paulo (Brazil) about his award winning series ‘Our War’, which won him the Photographer of the Year accolade at the Sony World Photography Awards 2023.

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Edgar Martins' work is featured in the publication Watching, Waiting: The Photographic Representation of Empty Places, by  Sandra Križić Roban  & Ana Šverko, published by Leuven University Press
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Edgar Martins’ work is featured in the publication Watching, Waiting: The Photographic Representation of Empty Places, by  Sandra Križić Roban  & Ana Šverko, published by Leuven University Press

Watching, Waiting presents a collection of essays, both photographic and written, that brings emptiness into interdisciplinary focus as an object of study that extends beyond the present. The contributors approach the specific interrelationships of photography and place through emptiness by considering historical and contemporary material in equal measure. more >
Contravisões, A Fotografia na Coleção António Cachola, Parte II @ MACE, Elvas
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Contravisões, A Fotografia na Coleção António Cachola, Parte II @ MACE, Elvas

Works from the series The Accidental Theorist (2007) and When Light Casts no Shadow (2008), from the collection António Cachola are included in the exhibition Contravisões, Parte II, at the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas, Portugal. This exhibitions is curated by Sérgio Mah and runs from 26 June – 30 August 2023.

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Civilisation: The Way we live now @ Saatchi Gallery, London
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Civilisation: The Way we live now @ Saatchi Gallery, London

Civilization: The Way we Live now, an exhibition curated by William Ewing featuring works from the series The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite, The Time Machine and 00:00.00 is exhibited at The Saatchi Gallery, London. This exhibition will run from 01 June until 17 September 2023. more >
Online symposium: Documentary Futures - Redefining Technical Images and Speculative Blind-Spots
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Online symposium: Documentary Futures – Redefining Technical Images and Speculative Blind-Spots

Edgar Martins discusses his latest work in the context of the one-day online symposium Documentary Futures : Redefining Technical Images and Speculative Blind-Spots on 1 June, 10:30 -17:00. Other speakers include Maja Daniels, Michael Reisch, Rosa Menkman, Theo Jean Cuthland, Michal O’Connell, Pinar Yoldas, Mark Kasumovic. Click post to book your place via Eventbright.

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Edgar Martins in conversation at Prix Pictet Space, Photo London 2023
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Edgar Martins in conversation at Prix Pictet Space, Photo London 2023

Edgar Martins and Edmunk Clark discuss their latest work with Isabelle von Ribbentrop at Prix Pictet space, Photo London 2023, on 10 May 16.30.

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Edgar Martins shares his thoughts on winning the SONY World Photography Awards
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Edgar Martins shares his thoughts on winning the SONY World Photography Awards

World Photographer of the Year, Edgar Martins, shares his thoughts with the World Photography Organisation on winning the prestigious award for his moving series ‘Our War’ and looks back at his previous successes in the SONY World Photography Awards.

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Edgar Martins on CNN
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Edgar Martins on CNN

Edgar Martins is interviewed by CNN on the Connect the World with Becky Anderson program, 14.04.2023, in the context of the SONY World Photography Awards 2023.

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Edgar Martins wins Photographer of the year at the SONY World Photography Awards 2023
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Edgar Martins wins Photographer of the year at the SONY World Photography Awards 2023

Edgar Martins’ new project Anton’s hand is made of guilt, no muscle or bone. He has two clinically depressed fingers and an angry thumb, wins the Portrait Category of the SONY World Photography Awards 2023. The artist also took the main prize of the evening: Photographer of the year. more >
Edgar Martins on BBC
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Edgar Martins on BBC

Edgar Martins is interviewed by BBC News on 14.04.2023, for his winning project Our War, which won him the accolade World Photographer of the Year 2023.

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Pose @ Centro de Arte Contemporânea de Coimbra
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Pose @ Centro de Arte Contemporânea de Coimbra

Works from the series Black Minutes of Memorial Snow, are featured in the exhibition Pose @ Centro de Arte Contemporânea de Coimbra.  This exhibition is curated by José Maçãs de Carvalho and runs from 4.03 – 28.05.2023.

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Master PHotoESPAÑA 2023
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Master PHotoESPAÑA 2023

Edgar Martins is keynote speaker at Master PHotoESPAÑA. This  event is scheduled to take place online, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on 20.03.2023.

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I wance met Jesus in a coille @ ARCO Madrid 2023
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I wance met Jesus in a coille @ ARCO Madrid 2023

Works from the series I wance met Jesus in a coille are presented at ARCO Madrid 2023 @ Galeria Filomena Soares, Stand 7B02. The fair takes place from 22-26.02.2023.

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I'm Still Here @ London Art Fair
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I’m Still Here @ London Art Fair

Previously unseen works from the series I’m Still Here will be are presented at the London Art Fair 2023 @ Purdy Hicks Gallery, Stand 23, from 15-22.01.2023.

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Edgar Martins' website relaunch
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Edgar Martins’ website relaunch

Edgar Martins launches his new website. Bringing together a fresh perspective and edit of the projects the artist has produced over the past 15 years, this new site catalyses Edgar Martins’ recent interests, methodologies and ideas about photography and art.

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The 10th Anniversary of Photo Israel, International Photography Festival @ Enav Cultural Center and Gan Ha'ir, Tel Aviv
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The 10th Anniversary of Photo Israel, International Photography Festival @ Enav Cultural Center and Gan Ha’ir, Tel Aviv

The Photo Israel festival features 50 exhibitions of leading photographers from both Israel and abroad, as well as multi-disciplinary programs such as art and dance performances, video installations, music shows and more. The exhibition @ the Enav Cultural Center and Gan Ha’ir, Tel Aviv, will run from 23.11 – 03.12.2022 and includes works from previous shortlisted artists such as Edgar Martins. more >
I wance met Jesus in a coille at Paris Photo 2022
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I wance met Jesus in a coille at Paris Photo 2022

Works from the series I wance met Jesus in a coille are presented at Paris Photo 2022 @ Galeria Filomena Soares, Stand E10. Paris Photo takes place at Grand Palais Ephémère, from 10-13.11.2022. more >
Lipograph Light Study Nr. 5 is included in BMW's selection “20 years, 20 favourites” @ Paris Photo 2022
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Lipograph Light Study Nr. 5 is included in BMW’s selection “20 years, 20 favourites” @ Paris Photo 2022

Thomas Girst, Head of BMW Group Cultural Engagement and art historian, shares his 20 favourites from the works exhibited in the galleries of Paris Photo 2022. Included in this selection is Lipograph Light Study Nr. 5. more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes in the National Collection Art, Portugal
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes in the National Collection Art, Portugal

Works from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes have been acquired by the 2021 Commission for the Acquisition of Contemporary Art on behalf of Portugal’s National Art Collection and Cultural Patrimony.

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CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now @ Museum Domenico, Forlì, Italy
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CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now @ Museum Domenico, Forlì, Italy

CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now, an exhibition curated by William Ewing featuring works from Martins’ series The Time Machine and 00:00.00, will be launched at the Museum Domenico, Forlì, on 17.09.2022.

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Artist talk @ University of South Wales, Cardiff
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Artist talk @ University of South Wales, Cardiff

The University of South Wales hosts a talk and professional development day with Edgar Martins’ on July 29, 10am – 1pm. Edgar Martins discusses his latest project What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase in the context of his exhibition at MNAC, Lisbon and looks at student’s portfolios and work.

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The 2022 Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography Online Event
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The 2022 Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography Online Event

Edgar Martins discusses his latest project with  Photo Israel’s curator Ya’ara Aras Haklai,  in the context of his nominations for the Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography in both 2020 and 2021.
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

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Private-view: There's a Shite Stunk in the air... Dad's oot oan bail! @ MNAC, Lisbon
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Private-view: There’s a Shite Stunk in the air… Dad’s oot oan bail! @ MNAC, Lisbon

Symptomatically titledThere’s a Shite Stunk in the air… Dad’s oot oan bail! this exhibition is a comprehensive and original take on Martins’ award winning project What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase.
Using the social context of incarceration as a starting point, Martins explores the philosophical concept of absence, and addresses a broader consideration of the status of the photograph when questions of visibility, ethics, aesthetics and documentation intersect. This exhibition opens on the 24.05.2022 @ 18H30 and runs  from the 25.05.2022 – 21.08.2022.

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NFT launch: Untitled #2 from the series The Strange Case of Achilles and the Tortoise, 2020
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NFT launch: Untitled #2 from the series The Strange Case of Achilles and the Tortoise, 2020

Untitled #2 is the first of a series of unique edition NFTs of 1min animated videos with original audio of the artworks from the series The Strange Case of Achilles and the Tortoise, 2020 .
This series of works marks the launch of my incursion info the NFT world.

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Artist talk @ Goldsmisth College, London
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Artist talk @ Goldsmisth College, London

Goldsmith College, in conjunction with MOCA London will host a screening of Edgar Martins’ short film The Life and Death of Schrodingër’s cat on May 4, 5-7pm,. This will be followed by an artist talk and conversation with UK curator Zelda Cheatle. more >
It Kills Pain now available in Edgar Martins' bookshop
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It Kills Pain now available in Edgar Martins’ bookshop

This dypthic was produced in the context of the project Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes, developed over a period of three years with the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Portugal. It reflects on the gaps in understanding, information and representation and the deep rooted anxieties around ethics and aesthetics that inevitably arise when documentary photography and questions of visibility intersect.

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No Man is an Island is shortlisted for the Sovereign Portuguese Art Prize 2022
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No Man is an Island is shortlisted for the Sovereign Portuguese Art Prize 2022

The dyphtic No Man is an Island, from the series What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase, is among the 30 shortlisted works,  for the inaugural Sovereign Portuguese Art Prize, which celebrates the practices of leading contemporary artists living in Portugal, and its diaspora. The judging panel included artists Ai Wei Wei and Joana Vasconcelos. The exhibition featuring the finalists’ work will be shown at Palácio das Artes, Porto; Sociedade de Belas Artes, Lisbon & the Berardo Museum, Estremoz.

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There's a Shite Stunk in the air... Dad's oot oan bail! @ MNAC - National Museum of Contemporary Art, Lisbon
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There’s a Shite Stunk in the air… Dad’s oot oan bail! @ MNAC – National Museum of Contemporary Art, Lisbon

Symptomatically titledThere’s a Shite Stunk in the air… Dad’s oot oan bail! this exhibition is a comprehensive and original take on Martins’ award winning project What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase.
This multifaceted body of work was developed from a collaboration with Grain Projects and inmates in the Midlands and uses the social context of incarceration to explore the philosophical concept of absence, and address a broader consideration of the status of the photograph when questions of visibility, ethics, aesthetics and documentation intersect. This exhibition runs from 25.05.2022 – 21.08.2022.

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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes in the collection of the Museum for Sephulcral Culture, Kassel
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes in the collection of the Museum for Sephulcral Culture, Kassel

Works from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes have been acquired by the Museum for Sephulcral Culture, Kassel, following their inclusion in the exhibition Suicide: Let’s Talk About it! , 10 September to 22 February 2022.  

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Unique prints from the series The Strange Case of Achilles & The Tortoise @ Photo London 2022
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Unique prints from the series The Strange Case of Achilles & The Tortoise @ Photo London 2022

Original and previously unseen abstract collages from the series The Strange Case of Achilles & The Tortoise, available as unique edition prints, will be exhibited for the first time at Photo London 2022 @ Purdy Hicks Gallery, Stand G7. Produced during lockdown, this series is a critique of how image making has become inextricably aligned to Technocapitalist doctrine. Photo London 2022 runs from  12 – 15 May 2022. A small selection of these artworks will also be available for purchase in Edgar Martins’ bookshop, after the fair. 

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Cynthia Sitei (Ffotogallery) in conversation with Edgar Martins
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Cynthia Sitei (Ffotogallery) in conversation with Edgar Martins

Cynthia Sitei interviews  Edgar Martins on the occasion of the opening of his critically-acclaimed exhibition What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase at Ffotogallery, Cardiff.
This multifaceted body of work developed from a collaboration with Grain Projects and HM Prison Birmingham (the largest, category B prison in the Midlands, UK), its inmates, their families as well as a myriad of other local organisations and individuals.

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New Lipographs @ ARCO Madrid 2022
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New Lipographs @ ARCO Madrid 2022

New abstract works from the series Lipograph Light Studies, will be exhibited for the first time at ARCO Art Fair 2022 @ Galeria Filomena Soares, Stand 7B02. Developed during lockdown, these works were produced by exposing light sensitive photo paper to llight waves and patterns emitted by a custom engineered laser device . ARCO Art Fair runs from  22 – 27 February 2022. A small selection of these artworks will also be available for purchase in Edgar Martins’ bookshop, after the fair. 

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The Life and Death of Schrödinger's Cat will @ MOCA, London
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The Life and Death of Schrödinger’s Cat will @ MOCA, London

The Life and Death of Schrödinger’s Cat, the film element of the project What Photography & Incarceration have  in Common with an Empty Vase is screened @ MOCA,London, from 04 – 28 February 2022.

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What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase featured in the BJP Jan/Feb 2022 Issue
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What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase featured in the BJP Jan/Feb 2022 Issue

Flossie Skelton interviews Edgar Martins about his project What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase, winner of the BJP 1854 Portrait of Humanity Prize 2020.

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What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase is shortlisted for the Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography
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What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase is shortlisted for the Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography

For the second year running Edgar Martins’ work is shortlisted for the Meitar Award for Execllence in Photography. This work will be on show during the 9th edition of Photo Israel, from 17 – 27. November 2021

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What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase @ Centre Photographie Genève
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What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase @ Centre Photographie Genève

The project What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase kicks off International tour at The Geneva Photography Centre (Switzerland) and Ffotogallery (Wales).

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Suicide: Let's Talks About It! @ The Museum for Sephulcral Culture, Kassel, Germany
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Suicide: Let’s Talks About It! @ The Museum for Sephulcral Culture, Kassel, Germany

Works from the series Siloquies & Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes are  included in the exhibition Suicide: Let’s Talk About It! at The Museum for Sephulcral Culture, Kassel, Germany, from 10.09.2021 – 27.02.2022. This exhibition will be presented in the context of the museum’s  permanent  exhibition Dying, Death, Burial, Mourning & Commemoration. y copy abridged, shortened sentence click for more info….

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What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase @ The Center for Book Arts, NYC
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What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase @ The Center for Book Arts, NYC

What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty is included in The Centre for Book Arts summer exhibition series, New York, as part of the Paris Photo & Aperture Book Awards 2020 touring exhibition. This exhibition will run from 09 Jul – 18 Sep 2021.

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Ensaio para uma Comunidade: Retrato de uma coleção em construção @ MAAT, Lisbon
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Ensaio para uma Comunidade: Retrato de uma coleção em construção @ MAAT, Lisbon

Works from the series The Time Machine & This is not a House feature in the exhibition Ensaio para uma Comunidade: retrato de uma coleção em construção,@ MAAT, Lisbon (Espaço Central Tejo). This exhibition is curated by Paulo Mendes and runs from  24 Apr 21 – 03 Jul 22.

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BJP1854 Decade of Change Award winner
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BJP1854 Decade of Change Award winner

Images from the series Landscaped Beyond:The Burden of Proof were among the winning entries in the BJP’s 1854 Decade of Change awards. An exhibition of winners will be presented at the Hong Kong Museum of Climate Change on June 10 2021.

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Civilisation: The Way we live now @ Muceum, Marseille
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Civilisation: The Way we live now @ Muceum, Marseille

Civilization: The Way we Live now, an exhibiting curated by William Ewing featuring works from the series The Time Machine and 00:00.00 is  exhibited at Muceum, Marseille. This exhibition will run from  24 Feb – 28 Jun 2021.

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British Journal of Photography 1854 Portrait Humanity Prize 2020 Winner
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British Journal of Photography 1854 Portrait Humanity Prize 2020 Winner

What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase wins the inaugural BJP 1854 Portrait  of Humanity Photography Prize 2020.

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What Photography has in Common with an Empty Vase @ The Herbert Museum (Coventry, UK)
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What Photography has in Common with an Empty Vase @ The Herbert Museum (Coventry, UK)

What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase kicks off the UK exhibition tour @ The Herbert Museum (Coventry, UK).

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The Paris Photo & Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards & the Best Photography Book Award PHotoESPAÑA 2020 shortlist
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The Paris Photo & Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards & the Best Photography Book Award PHotoESPAÑA 2020 shortlist

What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase has been shortlisted for the best photobook of the year @ the Paris Photo & Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards 2020 as well as the the Best Photography Book Award PHotoESPAÑA 2020.

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Arte em São Bento 2020 @ Palacete de São Bento
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Arte em São Bento 2020 @ Palacete de São Bento

Arte em São Bento 2020 featuring works from the Coleção Fernando Figueiredo (from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life & Other Interludes) will be on show at Palacete de São Bento (Residency of the Portuguese Prime-Minister). This exhibition is curated by João Silvério & Ana Anacleto and will run from 05 – 11 Oct 2020.

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Hangar Prize PhotoBrussels 2020 winners
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Hangar Prize PhotoBrussels 2020 winners

Works from the series The Strange Case of Achilles and the Tortoise are among the winners of the Hangar Prize 05 and will be exhibited  at the PhotoBrussels Festival: The World Within, at theHangar Centre, Brussels, Belgium, from 21 Jan – 27 Mar 2021.

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Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography finalists
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Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography finalists

I wance  met Jesus in a coille has been selected as a finalist in the 2020 Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography. This work will be on show at the 8th International Photography Festival, Tel-Aviv, Israel from the 3 – 21  Nov 2020.

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Partidas e Chegadas. Artistas em Viagem na Coleção Moderna, Museu Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon
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Partidas e Chegadas. Artistas em Viagem na Coleção Moderna, Museu Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

Works from the series The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite, from the permanent collection of Museu Gulbenkian are on show in the exhibition “Partidas e Chegadas. Artistas em Viagem na Coleção Moderna” from 25 Feb to 01 Aug 2020.

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What Photography has in Common with an Empty Vase @ Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon
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What Photography has in Common with an Empty Vase @ Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisbon

Th e exhibition What Photography has in Common with an Empty Vase launches at  Galeria Filomena Soares, Portugal. The exhibition will run until 20 Jan 2020.

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What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase in the JP Morgan collection
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What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase in the JP Morgan collection

Experimental abstract works from the series Destinerrances have been acquired by the JP Morgan collection, following their exhibition at Paris Photo 2019.

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Book Launch: What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase
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Book Launch: What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase

What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase project developed with inmates in the Midlands (UK)  is launched at Paris Photo & Off-print 2019. There will be 4 separate events:
.Wednesday, 6th November, from 16:00-17:00, Stand A22 (Galeria Filomena Soares, Paris Photo); .Friday, 8th November, from 16:00-17:00, Stand D3 (Melanie Rio Fluency, Paris Photo); .Friday, 8th November, from 17:00-18:00, Stand A22 (Galeria Filomena Soares, Paris Photo); .Saturday, 9th November, from 16:00-17:00 (Centre Photographie Genève stand, Off-print).

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CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now @ National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now @ National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now, an exhibiting curated by William Ewing featuring works from the series The Time Machine and 00:00.00 is  exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. This exhibition will run from 13 Sept 2019 – 02 Feb  2020.

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Osmos Cosmos @ the Geneva Photography Centre, Switzerland
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Osmos Cosmos @ the Geneva Photography Centre, Switzerland

Images from the series The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite are included in the show Osmos Cosmos @ Centre Photographie Genève. This exhibition will run from 19 Jun to 25 Aug 2019. more >
What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase @ Aperture Foundation, NYC
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What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase @ Aperture Foundation, NYC

Works from the series What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase are included in exhibition Beyond Boundaries, an expansive exhibition curated by Lens Culture of recent discoveries in contemporary photography. more >
Usimages Biennial of Industrial Photography, Picard, France
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Usimages Biennial of Industrial Photography, Picard, France

Works from the series 00:00.00 are included in Usimages Biennial of Industrial Photography, France, which will run from  27 Apr to 07 Jun  2019. more >
Constellations: A choreography of minimal gestures @ Museu Fundação Berardo, Lisbon
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Constellations: A choreography of minimal gestures @ Museu Fundação Berardo, Lisbon

Works from the series What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase are included  in the show  Constellations: A choreography of minimal gestures, @ Museu Fundação Berardo, Lisbon. This exhibition will run from 10  Apr  – 30 Sep 2019. more >
Fiction and Fabrication @ MAAT, Lisbon
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Fiction and Fabrication @ MAAT, Lisbon

Works from the series The Time Machine: An Incomplete & Semi-Objective Survey of Hydro-Power Stations are included in the group show Fiction and Fabrication @ MAAT, Lisbon. This exhibition will run from 20 Mar – 19 Aug 2019. more >
What Photography & Inc. has in Common with an Empty Vase @ Format Festival19 & conference
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What Photography & Inc. has in Common with an Empty Vase @ Format Festival19 & conference

Works from the series What Photography & Inc. has  in Common with an Empty Vase are included in the  FORMAT Festival 2019, as part of  the leading exhibition Mutable/Multiple at QUAD, Derby, which is available to the public from 15 Mar – 9 Jun 2019. Edgar Martins is also keynote speaker at Format19 conference. more >
CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now @ Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
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CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now @ Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing

CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now, an exhibiting curated by William Ewing featuring works from the series The Time Machine and 00:00.00 is exhibited at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing. This exhibition will run from 09 Mar – 19 May 2019. more >
What Photography has in Common with an Empty Vase @ Paris Photo 2018
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What Photography has in Common with an Empty Vase @ Paris Photo 2018

A selection of works from the series What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase are presented by @ Paris Photo 2018 by Catharine Clark Gallery , between 07 – 11  Sep  2018. more >
CIVILIZATION: The Way We Live Now @ New Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
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CIVILIZATION: The Way We Live Now @ New Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul

CIVILIZATION: The Way we Live now, an exhibiting curated by William Ewing featuring works from the series The Time Machine and 00:00.00 to be launched at New Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul. This exhibition will run from 18 Oct 20 18 – 17 Feb 2019.

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Destinerrance @ Purdy Hicks Gallery, London
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Destinerrance @ Purdy Hicks Gallery, London

Destinerrance, an exhibition with a compilation of related works from the series SIloquies and Soliloquies on Death Life and Other Interludes 2016 as well as What Photography & Inc. have in Common with an Empty Vase, 2018 is  presented at Purdy Hicks Gallery, London. This exhibition will run from 10 Oct – 25 Nov 2018. more >
I'm Still Here @ The South Bank Centre, London
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I’m Still Here @ The South Bank Centre, London

I’m Still Here is an exhibition organised by The Koestler Trust of art by ex-offenders, secure patients and detainees curated by prisoner’s families. This show will include especially commissioned works by Edgar Martins, following his recent collaboration with Grain Projects, HMP Birmingham, its inmates and their families and will run from 19 Sep – 4 Nov 2018. more >
Beijing Media Art Biennale @ CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
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Beijing Media Art Biennale @ CAFA Art Museum, Beijing

Works from the series The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite are included in the 2nd Beijing Media Art Biennale (BMAB) @ CAFA Art Museum, Beijing,  from 5 – 24 Sep 2018. more >
10 Anos - A Colecção @ Centro de Arte Contemporânea Graça Morais, Bragança
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10 Anos – A Colecção @ Centro de Arte Contemporânea Graça Morais, Bragança

Works from the series The Time Machine are included in the exhibition 10 Anos – A Colecção at Centro de Arte Contemporânea Graça Morais, Bragança. This exhibition will run from 30 Jun 2018 – 24 Feb 2019. more >
Lens Culture Art Photography Awards winners
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Lens Culture Art Photography Awards winners

What Photography & Inc. has in Common with an Empty Vase is awarded 3rd place in the  Lens Culture Art Photography Awards. more >
The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite @ New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, UK
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The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite @ New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, UK

The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite opens at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery (Leicester, UK). Edgar Martins will be hosting a talk with ESA astronaut Jean-François Clervoy to  accompany  launch of the exhibition, which will run from 26 May – 1 Jul  2018. more >
What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase @ Photo London 2018
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What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase @ Photo London 2018

Experimental works from the series What Photography & Incarceration have in Common with an Empty Vase is presented at Photo London 2018 @  Purdy Hicks Gallery, from 17 – 20 May 2018.

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SONY World Photography Awards 2018 winners
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SONY World Photography Awards 2018 winners

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death Life and Other Interludes is awarded 1st prize in the Still Life Category of the SONY World Photography Awards. The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite and 00:00.00 are also awarded second-prize in the Architecture series. more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ ARCO 2018
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ ARCO 2018

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes, developed with the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences Portugal is presented  at ARCO 2018 at  Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art (stand A98), from  21 – 25 Feb 2018. more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ Paris Photo 2017
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ Paris Photo 2017

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes is  presented as a solo show during Paris Photo 2017 at Melanie Rio Fluency (stand A1). This work is also  part of a group show at Purdy Hicks Gallery (stand D37). more >
Book launch: Destinerrance: The Place of the Dead is the Place of Photography @ Paris Photo 2017
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Book launch: Destinerrance: The Place of the Dead is the Place of Photography @ Paris Photo 2017

The book Destinerrance: The Place of the Dead is the Place of Photography, produced in partnership with the José de Guimarães International Art Centre is launched  @ Paris Photo 2017, on 11 Nov, from 5-6pm (Melanie Rio, stand A1). more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ The Photographer's Gallery, London
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ The Photographer’s Gallery, London

Work by the winners, finalists, and jurors’ picks of the Magnum Photography Awards 2017 will be exhibited  at The Photographers’ Gallery, London. This show will include images from the series Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes and will run from the 9 – 18 October 2017. more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death Life and Other Interludes @ Photo Oxford 2017
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death Life and Other Interludes @ Photo Oxford 2017

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death Life and Other Interludes is presented at the inaugural edition of  Photo Oxford 2017, from 8 -24 September at Kendrew Barg Gallery, St. John’s College, St. Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JP. more >
Magnum & Lens Culture Photographic Awards winners
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Magnum & Lens Culture Photographic Awards winners

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes is awarded a special distinction (Juror’s Pick) at the Magnum & Lens Culture Photographic Awards. more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death Life and Other Interludes @ Rencontres D'Arles 2017, France
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death Life and Other Interludes @ Rencontres D’Arles 2017, France

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death Life and Other Interludes is presented during Les Nuits de La Photographie at Rencontres D’Arles 2017. The work will be projected as part of the Voies Off Awards  on Monday 3rd July at Croisière and during Night of the Year, on Friday 7th July at Papeteries Étienne. more >
Grain symposium: The State of Photography II @ Birmingham City University
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Grain symposium: The State of Photography II @ Birmingham City University

Edgar Martins is keynote speaker at The State of Photography II: Symposium, an initiative by Grain Photography @ Birmingham City University. This event takes place Friday 16 Jun 2017 from  9:30 am – 17:30 pm @ Birmingham City University, The Parkside Building, B4 7BE more >
Space and Order: symposium featuring Brett Story and Edgar Martins @ South Wales University, Cardiff
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Space and Order: symposium featuring Brett Story and Edgar Martins @ South Wales University, Cardiff

This symposium will present and discuss documentary practices that involve new forms of storytelling in photography and film.Presentations by artists Brett Story and Edgar Martins will focus on the use and representation of physical space as a means of constructing social and epistemic order. The symposium will explore thematic links in the work of both practitioners in their varied encounters with cultural politics, science and the geographic imagination. more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ PhotoEspaña 2017, Madrid
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ PhotoEspaña 2017, Madrid

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes has been shortlisted for the PhotoEspaña 2017 Photobook Prize exhibition at the Spanish National Library, Madrid, from 13 May – 27 Aug 2017.   more >
The Power of Images @ MAST, Bologna
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The Power of Images @ MAST, Bologna

The Power of Images: An Iconic Selection of Photographs on Industry and Work from the MAST Collection opens  at MAST, Bologna. This extensive group show will feature recently works from the series 00:00.00 and he Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite and will run from 03 May to 17 Sep 2017. more >
Reluctant Monoliths @ Art Beijing 2017
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Reluctant Monoliths @ Art Beijing 2017

3 works from the series Reluctant Monoliths are on display @ Art Beijing 2017 at Yamamoto Gendai Gallery (stand E45). more >
The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite @ The Format Festival 2017
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The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite @ The Format Festival 2017

Works from the seriesThe Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite are exhibitted at  The Format Festival Format 2017 from 24 Mar – 23 Apr 2017 (Derby, UK). more >
Destinerrance @ Centro de Arte José de Guimarães, Portugal
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Destinerrance @ Centro de Arte José de Guimarães, Portugal

The exhibition Destinerrância: O lugar do morto é o lugar da fotografia, Edgar Martins’ largest and most comprehensive solo show to date  opens as José de Guimarães, International Art Centre, Portugal. The exhibition will run from 28 Jan – 04 Jun  2017. more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ Art Basel Miami Beach 2016
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes @ Art Basel Miami Beach 2016

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death, Life and Other Interludes is presented Art Basel Miami Beach 2016 at Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art (stand  J8). Other artists feature  include: Matt Mullican, Julião Sarmento, Lawrence Weiner, Erwin Wurm and others. The fair will run from 29 Nov – 04 Dec 2016. more >
Da Fuga e do Encontro: Inversões do Olhar @ Espaço Novo Banco, Lisbon
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Da Fuga e do Encontro: Inversões do Olhar @ Espaço Novo Banco, Lisbon

Works  from the Novo Banco collection are included in the exhibition Da Fuga e do Encontro: Inversões do Olhar, curated by Sérgio Fazenda Rodrigues. Featured artists include Edgar Martins Candida Hofer, Elger Esser, Gregpry Crewdson, Julião Sarmento, Matt Mullican, Richard Misrach, William Eggleston, Wolfganf Tilmans. This exhibition will run from 10 Nov 2016 –  31 May 2017. more >
O Estado da Arte com a Arquitectura @ Centro para os Assuntos da Arte e Arquitectura, Guimarães, Portugal
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O Estado da Arte com a Arquitectura @ Centro para os Assuntos da Arte e Arquitectura, Guimarães, Portugal

Images from the series This is not a House, A Metaphysical Survery of British Dwellings and Reluctant Monoliths integrate the exhibition O Estado da Arte com a Arquitectura at Centro para os Assuntos da Arte e Arquitectura (CAAA). This exhibition runs from 22 Oct – 26 Nov 2016. more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death and Life & Other Interludes @ Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Lisbon
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death and Life & Other Interludes @ Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Lisbon

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death and Life & Other Interludes opens  at Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Lisbon. This show represents the second phase of an overarching exhibition project which was also presented at MAAT (Museu of Art, Architecture and Technology), Lisbon (Jun-Oct 2016). more >
Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death and Life & Other Interludes @ MAAT, Lisbon
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death and Life & Other Interludes @ MAAT, Lisbon

The exhibiion Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death and Life & Other Interludes opens Museu da Electricidade/MAAT, Lisbon. This exhibition will run from June – Dec 2016. more >
Works from the series The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite & 00:00.00 in the MAST collection
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Works from the series The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite & 00:00.00 in the MAST collection

Works from the series The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite & 00:00.00 have been acquired by MAST Bologna, to integrate their collection on Industrial Photography.

 

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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death and Life & Other Interludes @ Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
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Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death and Life & Other Interludes @ Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool

Siloquies and Soliloquies on Death and Life and Other Interludes is presented at Open Eye Gallery (Liverpool) from 15 Jan – 15 March 2016. more >
00:00.00 book launch @ Paris Photo 2015
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00:00.00 book launch @ Paris Photo 2015

00:00.00, Edgar Martins’ new book is launched at Paris Photo 2015. This book documents an 18-month long collaboration with the BMW Group surveying, on the one hand, the fabrication, tooling and assembly of the modern era automobile vehicle and reflecting, on the other, on the culture of transience that we live in. more >
Booksigning @ Photo London 2015
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Booksigning @ Photo London 2015

Edgar Martins is signing copies of his latest book The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite @ Photo London 2015,  on  21 May from 3-4pm at The Wapping project Bankside (Stand D43). more >
The Wayward Line @ Château de Gruyères, Switzerland
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The Wayward Line @ Château de Gruyères, Switzerland

The exhibition The Wayward Line launches  at Château de Gruyères (Switzwerland) as part of the Alt+ 1000 Festival de Photographie. This exhibition is curated by Beatrice Andrieux and  includes images from the series This is not a House, A Metaphysical Survery of British Dwellings and The Rate of Convergence of Two Opposing System Trajectories. more >
The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite @ The Wolverhampton Art Gallery, UK
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The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite @ The Wolverhampton Art Gallery, UK

The Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite is presented at The Wolverhampton Art Gallery (UK) from 07 Feb – 05 May 2015. The launch of the exhibition will be  preceded by a talk between Edgar Martins and ESA astronaut Jean-François Clervoy. more >
Booksigning @ Photo London 2014
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Booksigning @ Photo London 2014

Melanie Rio Gallery will be hosting the launch of Edgar Martins’ new book The Rehearsal of Space and the Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite at Paris Photo 2014. The gallery will be hosting 3 separate booksignings with the artist Edgar Martins on the 13 and 15 Nov from 5-6pm.

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