© Pedro Mendes
STATEMENT
As an artist, my practice explores the tension between body, space, and object, proposing artistic interventions that investigate the boundaries between the ephemeral and the enduring, the public and the private, and the real and the imagined. Through performance, installation, photography, and video, I seek to understand the body as a mediator in these relationships, questioning how we occupy, and are occupied by, the spaces around us. The body also acts as a tool for interacting with the environment, with spaces being treated as temporary landscapes in a constant state of change. Objects, often collected in urban contexts, serve as extensions of both body and architecture, revealing cycles of abandonment, reuse, and transformation. By incorporating discarded objects into my work, I explore what remains and what is lost in the transience of our interactions with the material world, inviting viewers to reassess their relationships with spaces and objects while engaging in a dialogue about the boundaries between them.
BIO
Amanda Gatti (1996, Brazil) is an artist and researcher working primarily with performance, video, photography, and installation. She holds a Master's degree in Scenic Practice and Visual Culture from Reina Sofía Museum/UCLM (Spain, 2023), and a Bachelor's degree in Audiovisual Production from PUCRS's School of Communication, Arts, and Design (Brazil, 2018), with an exchange program in Art History at UJA (Spain, 2017).
Her work has been presented in exhibitions and festivals, in various cities across Brazil, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Including: CRUCE (2025), CentroCentro (2024), Antonio Pérez Foundation (2023), Reina Sofía Museum (2023), DT Scenic Area (2023), Art Gene, Cumbria/UK (2022), Casa de Cultura Mário Quintana, Porto Alegre/Brazil (2022), Astro, Berlin (2022), Forum Social Mundial, Porto Alegre/Brazil (2016), among others.
Amanda has received funding and scholarships from institutions such as the Brazilian National Arts Foundation, the Secretary of Culture RS-Brazil, Santander Universities, the Iberescena Program, and SESC. In 2021, she was awarded Second Prize at the Mov.Cidade Festival.
In addition to her artistic production, Amanda extends her practice by facilitating actions and workshops that foster the creation of critical and experimental spaces through a collaborative approach. She also collaborates with her partner, Pedro Mendes in their itinerant project PÁR, a platform for critical and experimental practices across cinema and contemporary art. Since 2024 she has curated and managed the film club "Cine-Ciudad," in addition to working as a coordinator-producer at MAYRIT BIENAL - an event that merge design, architecture, and contemporary art through a series of displays across the city of Madrid.
She is currently based in Madrid, with secondary bases in London (UK), and Porto Alegre (Brazil).
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CV
AMANDA GATTI
Born in 1996 / Porto Alegre, Brazil
Brazilian-Italian
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
(2023) Museo Reina Sofía, UCLM (Spain)
Master degree in Scenic Practice & Visual Culture
(2019) PPGAC UFRGS (Brazil)
Visiting Student - MFA, Discourses and Practices of Artistic Creation
(2015 - 2018) School of Communication, Arts and Design, PUCRS/BR
Bachelor degree in Audiovisual Production
(2017) Scholarship Santander Universities
Exchange Program in Art History at UJA (Spain)
(2016 – 2017) Research Scholarship FAPERGS
Quantified cinema: data visualisation as a support for the analysis of audiovisual content
with Prof. Dr. Roberto Tietzmann
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(Since 2024) Founding member, PÁR
Itinerant project that creates platforms for critical and experimental practices in cinema and contemporary art
Currently in Madrid, Spain
(2020 - 2023) Founding member, Collective Território de Rupturas
A remote investigation about the relationship between art and daily life
Brazil, Europe
(2014) Collaborating Artist
The performer's creation process: the search for organicity based on "contact improvisation"
Coordinated by Marcia Berselli, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
(2013) Collaborating Artist
Exploring a "Political Poetics" in Contemporary Public Space Performance
Coordinated by Evelise Mendes, UFRGS,Porto Alegre, Brazil
(2013) Member-researcher, Urban Intervention, Cia Stravaganza
Practical investigation in public spaces, Porto Alegre, Brazil
SITE-SPECIFIC EXHIBITION
2023 Inventario, Lavapiés (Madrid) supported by Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
PERFORMANCES
2025 La Plasti Ciudad Del Cuerpo #3, CRUCE, Madrid, Spain
2025 Nos.Otros Work ~ work in progress, Teatro Pradillo, Madrid, Spain
2024 La Plasti Ciudad Del Cuerpo #2, Acción Spring(t) Congress UCM, Madrid, Spain
2023 Escaparate, DT Scenic Area, Madrid, Spain
2023 La Plasti Ciudad Del Cuerpo #1, Fundación Antonio Pérez, Cuenca, Spain
2023 Nos.Otros Work ~work in progress, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
2019 Carne Viva, Ocidente, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2019 Who's Next?, Ocidente, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 Escape-Epacse, Casiere, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 Eros Blue, Clube Silêncio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015 Radio-Activity, Acervo Independente, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015 Radio-Activity, Clube Silêncio, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015 Spring with me #2, Rua dos Andradas, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2013 Spring with me #1, Praça da Alfândega, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2013 Trash Island, II Gestão Urbana Sustentável, Palácio Farroupilha, Brazil
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / SCREENINGS
2025 Spatiotemporal - Architecture & Experimental Film Symposium/Exhibition, Charlotte, USA
2025 CRUCE 2054, CRUCE, Madrid, Spain
2024 La ciudad visible, la ciudad en juego (collab Monika Rikic), CentroCentro, Madrid, Spain
2023 Vanilla Underground REDUX (collab Pedro Mendes) Notodofilmfest, Madrid, Spain
2023 Estudios Abiertos, MPECV, Teatro Pradillo/Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
2022 R4ch4dur4 (Territorio de Rupturas), Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2022 Tourist in your own home (Territorio de Rupturas), Astro, Berlin, DE
2022 No More Hot Air (Territorio de Rupturas), Art Gene, Barrow-in-Furness, UK
2021 Yellow Cage (collab Pedro Mendes), #6 Mostra Sesc Cinema, Brazil
2021 Yellow Cage (collab Pedro Mendes), #14 Mostra Play The Movie, Pernambuco, Brazil
2021 Exit BR Platform (Territorio de Rupturas), Europe
2021 Video art festival, #6 Timeline:BH (Territorio de Rupturas), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2021 Digital Notes (Territorio de Rupturas), Art Gene, England, UK
2021 Mov.Cidade Festival (Territorio de Rupturas), Espírito Santo, Brazil
2021 #3 Imaginários Urbanos Festival (Territorio de Rupturas), Fortaleza, Brazil
2021 Arte Postal Digital (Territorio de Rupturas), University of Pelotas, Brazil
2021 TRELA (Territorio de Rupturas), University of Pelotas, Brazil
2021 2055 (Territorio de Rupturas), UFBA, Bahia, Brazil
2020 Musicircus (Territorio de Rupturas), Kino Beat Festival, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2020 SPMAV - Visual arts research seminar (Territorio de Rupturas), UFPel, Brazil
2018 #5 International Contemporary Art Fair, Museo Provincial Jaén, Spain
2017 Prémio Facultad Exhibition, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
2016 Escape, Casiere, Porto Alegre, Brazil
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS — PERFORMANCE, FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY
2022 My body is not your country (collab Marta Bonito), Camden People's Theatre, London, UK
2022 Body Polyphonies (Manuela Albrecht), Trinity Laban Dance Faculty, London, UK
2021 Vanilla Underground, experimental short film (Pedro Mendes), United Kingdom
2020 Amarelo Cárcere (EN: Yellow Cage), experimental short film (Pedro Mendes), Brazil
2018 Andorra (Nina DeLudemann), Goethe-Institut, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 Undressing the Prejudice (Falos&Stercus), Forum Social Mundial, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 Persona, photo performance (collab Gustavo Razzera), Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 Flowers, short film (Vado Vergara), Pocilga Filmes, Brazil
2015 Esquizo Estudo, short film (collab Mariah Philippe), Brazil
2015 Os quintais de Porto Alegre, Funarte Artes na Rua, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015 The Building (Gabriela Boccardi), Sala Alziro Azevedo, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2014 A Inauguração (Evelise Mendes), Festival de Teatro de Rua de Porto Alegre, Brazil
2014 Cegos (Desvio Coletivo), Palco Giratório SESC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2013 A Inauguração (Evelise Mendes), UFRGS/Largo Glênio Peres, Brazil
2013 Ilha dos Amores (Falos&Stercus), Poa Em Cena Festival, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2013 Padox dans la citè (Compagnie Dominique Houdart), Festival de Teatro de Rua POA, Brazil
2013 Pingos e Pigmentos (Rita Aquino), Palco Giratório SESC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2013 Circuito Intervenção Urbana (Cia Stravaganza), Palco Giratório SESC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2012 Invisible Cities (Daniel Colin), Teatro Tulio Piva, Porto Alegre, Brazil
RESIDENCIES
2025 Live Art Ireland, Milford House / Borrisokane, Ireland
2023 Azala Kreazio Espazioa, Lasierra, Spain
2018 Odin Teatret, Brasília, Brazil
2018 Imitating The Dog (Performance and Technology), CCMQ, Brazil
2013 Falos & Stercus, Porto Alegre, Brazil
PRIZES AND AWARDS / GRANTS
2021 2nd Prize, Mov.Cidade Festival, Espírito Santo, Brazil
2021 Iberescena Program 2020/2021, Brazil-Portugal
2021 Grant, Secretary of Culture of the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2020 Grant, FAC Digital RS/Aldir Blanc Law, Brazil
2017 Prémio Facultad Fotografía, Universidad de Jaén, Spain
2017 Santander Universities Scholarship, Spain
2016 FAPERGS Research Scholarship, Brazil
PUBLICATION / ESSAYS
Poetic essay "Azul Revelado"
2025 / Madrid, Spain
Article "Deriva Transversal - Where cities meet"
Book "Imaginários Urbanos: desobediências poéticas"
ISBN: 978.65.5556.194.4
Edition: 2021 / Fortaleza, Brazil
WEB ARCHIVE
ARTEA Archive / Artists, Spain
CURATION / JURY / PRODUCTION / MEDIATION
2025 Curator/Coordinator, Cine-Ciudad, CCCQS, Madrid, Spain
2024 Founder/Curator, Cine-Ciudad film club, Madrid, Spain
2024 Coordinator/Producer, MAYRIT BIENAL, Madrid, Spain
2023 Mediator, Escarbar a Oscuras, BBAA UCLM, Cuenca, Spain
2021 Manager/Mediator, Borders Territory of Investigation (Virtual), SEDAC RS/BR
2019 Jury, Açorianos de Dança Awards category "New media", Porto Alegre, Brazil
2019 Producer, #21 National Congress of Architecture, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2019 Production Assistant, #6 Kino Beat Festival, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2018 Production Assistant, #5 Kino Beat Festival, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2017 Production Assistant, #4 Kino Beat Festival, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 Curator/Mediator, All women in cinema Festival, Casa Peirô, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 Curator, Audiovisual em Curso, Cine Esquema Novo Festival, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 Management, III Encontro TECCINE, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015 Producer/Mediator, MOUC Festival, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2015 Management, II Encontro TECCINE, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
FACILITATION
2023 Guest facilitator, Clube de Zanzantes, PPGAC UFRGS, Brazil/Spain
2022 Guest facilitator, Arqueologias Afetivas, Póvoa de Santa Iria, Portugal
2021 Facilitator, Becoming Action: Body & Memory #virtual, São Paulo, Brazil
2021 Facilitator, Becoming Action: Body & Memory #virtual, Rodamoinho, Farroupilha, Brazil
2019 Facilitator, Povera Collage & Animation, Centro Cultural UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2017 Facilitator, Tree of Life Movements, National Philosophy Marathon, PUCRS, Brazil
2016 Facilitator, Povera Collage & Animation, Casa Peirô, Porto Alegre, Brazil
TALKS / ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS / INTERVIEW
2024 Acción Spring(t) Congress, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
2023 Escarbar a oscuras, Faculty of Fine Arts of Cuenca, Spain
2020 O artista-produtor masterclass, Companhia de Solos, virtual, Brazil
2017 Speak Out! International experiences, PUCRS, Brazil
2017 #185 PUCRS Magazine, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 Born in Flames / Pipoca de Bolso, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2016 17th Scientific Initiation Salon (SIC), PUCRS, Brazil
LANGUAGES
Portuguese*, Spanish, Italian, English