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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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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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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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