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Working mainly with photography, Tiago Casanova uses his architectural background as a starting point to research and build new artistic projects, exploring different contemporary approaches coveting the use of various media (such as installation, sculpture, illustration, drawing, video, sound, text and specially photography), in order to reflect and comment on the cities, on the territory and on today's society. Studied Architecture at FAUP (Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto) since 2006, when his interest in photography and architecture began. He collaborated with CCRE, and organized the first and second cycle of "A Fotografia na Arquitectura" (The Photography in Architecture) in 2008 and 2009, and the FAUP Architectural Photography Award in 2009. In 2010 he was part of the team that organized the International Seminar "On the Surface - Architecture and Public Space Images under debate". He collaborates with several magazines and participates in various exhibitions. Currently he takes part on the collective XYZ Books and co-founded A Ilha in 2014. In 2012 he won the Bes Revelação Photography Award and an Honorable Mention at Novos Talentos Fnac Fotografia, and in 2014 his work was mentioned for the best work selection at Plat(t)form - Fotomuseum Winterthur. From his exhibitions we have to mention "Which Way the Wind Blows", Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporânea, Lisboa, Portugal, "The Infernal Machine", Beton 7, Athens, Greece, 2018, “Regra e Excepção", Galeria das Salgadeiras, Lisbon, Portugal, 2017, ”Manipulation: The Return of Utopia", Arquivo 237, Lisbon, Portugal. 2017, ”Transforming Memories", 280a Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 2016 "Cuestionamiento", Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães, Portugal, 2016, ”Very Typical", Galeria das Salgadeiras, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016, ”Carrilho da Graça: Lisboa", Architecture Museum Leopoldo Rother, Bogotá, Colombia, 2016, ”7 Círculos” and Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016. Based in Lisbon and Porto.

F104_028 (da série from the series Which way the wind blows), 2014
Inkjet Print on fine art paper Canson Infinity Baryta, 330 gsm
40 x 27 cm
Cave (da série from the series Which way the wind blows), 2018
Inkjet Print on fine art paper Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 330 gsm
40 x 27 cm

The project Which Way the Wind Blows seeks to address some of the human relations in today's Mediterranean Sea, as seen in a possible distant future. A sea haunted by myths, Gods, legends, wars and sunken dreams, but which sells its idyllic image to the tourism business. A divided sea, between its legacy and future, between religions, modern and ancient myths and economical and social status. A sea divided between tourism and drowned migrants and asylum seekers. A sea that is Nostrum and Vostrum, but also the ground of huge humanitarian crisis. 

Untitled “H44 001”, 2023
Inkjet print on fine art paper Epson Hot Press Bright, 330gsm, 100% cotton
53 x 40 cm
Untitled “H22 006”, 2021
Inkjet print on fine art paper Epson Hot Press Bright, 330gsm, 100% cotton
53 x 40 cm
Untitled “H51 011”, 2022
Inkjet print on fine art paper Epson Hot Press Bright, 330gsm, 100% cotton
86 x 65 cm
Head (da série from the series Which way the wind blows), 2019
Inkjet Print on fine art paper Canson Infinity Baryta, 330 gsm
40 x 27 cm
Untitled "H55_09", 2022
Inkjet print on fine art paper Epson Hot Press Bright, 330gsm, 100% cotton
86 x 65 cm
G86_005 (da série from the series Which way the wind blows), 2017
Inkjet Print on fine art paper Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 330 gsm
86 x 65 cm
G93_012 (da série from the series Which way the wind blows), 2018
Inkjet Print on fine art paper Canson Infinity Baryta, 330 gsm
86 x 65 cm
#4 Vaticano, #2 To Find / To Search / To Recover "Test to the mnemonic ability of photography", 2012
Inkjet print on Fine Art Paper, Photo Rag Bright White Hahnemuhle, 310 gsm, 100% cotton, 26 x 37 cm
Untitled, Islandia_B_003, Iceland, 2012
Instant shoot Fujifilm FP-100 C, 8,6 x 10,8 cm
Untitled, Islandia_C_003, Iceland, 2012
Instant shoot Fujifilm FP-100 C, 8,6 x 10,8 cm
Untitled, Islandia_E_005, Iceland, 2012
Instant shoot Fujifilm FP-100 C, 8,6 x 10,8 cm
Untitled, Islandia_D_010, Iceland, 2012
Instant shoot Fujifilm FP-100 C, 8,6 x 10,8 cm
Untitled, Islandia_D_006, Iceland, 2012
Instant shoot Fujifilm FP-100 C, 8,6 x 10,8 cm
Untitled, Islandia_D_009, Iceland, 2012
Instant shoot Fujifilm FP-100 C, 8,6 x 10,8 cm
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