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Artist Name

Alexandre Manuel

Born: 1979

Hometown: Lagos

Based in: Lagos

Alexandre first fell in love with photography in 2000 while traveling around São Paulo in Brazil. With a disposable camera in his bag, he started to record every corner of urban landscape among this wonderfully strange, enormous city. His travels quickly became a school and a training camp. After a Phd in language science studies and a few years to teach in this field, he decide to turn serious his passion to photography. For his thesis, he analyse the structure of the dramatization logged into the TV news. A meticulous theorisation of the language of emotions inside dramatic events led Alexandre far deep into the world of pathos and emotions. This over exposure of dysphoria launched the desire to dedicate his life recording the silent aesthetic of our beautiful world. That is the reason why Alexandre doesn't take souvenir pictures but timeless and almost pure natural scenery instead. In facts Alexandre is fascinated by the temporality of photography, which is very brief in the act of shooting but strangely flexible once it observed. All his work is all about observation and following him, his sceneries try to be independents from our presence, even if sometimes some silhouettes, wrecks or structure s witness our inevitable reliance. He is also passionate by Art, specially Land Art and Abstract paintings.

Alexandre travel across the world to record the natural wonders in constant motion and he represented by art galleries in Switzerland, Luxembourg Portugal and brazil. He already made several solo and group exhibition in different countries in Europe. he also won many international awards in the professional categories. (European photographer of the year, International Photo Awards, PX3 Paris, Spider black and white, ND awards, Monochrome awards,...)

 



More About Alexandre Manuel

Question IconWhat inspires you?

The nature, the solitude

Question IconWhat are 3 words that best describe your work?

minimalism, atmospheric, geometry

Question IconWho are some artists that have influenced your work?

Jackson Pollock, Andy Goldworthy, Mickeal Kenna, Hiroshi Sugimoto

Question IconWhat is the most important tool when creating your work?

My music is my best tool and frllow as I always have my earplugs when I am working

Question IconWhat is the best piece of advice you have been given?

To think I am painting and not taking picture

Question IconWhere do you go for inspiration?

I like to look abstract painting


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Credentials

Awards

PX3 prix de la photographie Paris

2021

IPA International Photography Awards

2019

BLACK & WHITE SPIDER AWARDS

2018

ND AWARDS

2017

TOKYO INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS

2016

MONOCHROME AWARDS

2016

EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

2015

SONY WORLD AWARD shortlist (top 10)

2014

Exhibitions

Permanent exhibition at Estella Gallery

United States of America, 2022

MIA Photo fair Milan

Italy, 2019

Etheres

Portugal, 2019

Etheres

Portugal, 2018

Köln Contempary Art Fair

Germany, 2017