Susana Guardado (Portugal) works between Portugal and Brazil, focusing on diversity, inclusion, and collective practices. She was a resident at the Carpe Diem project between Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro in 2013 and 2014. In Brazil, her work evolved into projects that promote shared experiences, fostering artistic and philosophical thinking on the potential of the collective. She creates propositions that explore encounter as a creative and political platform, building new cultural dynamics and more democratic, inclusive, and plural artistic practices. Trained in Sculpture at Ar.Co., Lisbon, she has presented work in numerous institutional spaces, festivals, and art galleries, including the Video Festival In The Loop (Washington DC), Skyway’10 International Light Festival (Poland), MAM – Museum of Modern Art (Rio de Janeiro), MAC Niterói, and CCB Lisbon. She has taken part in residencies such as Sítio das Artes – Gulbenkian Foundation, Xerém – TAT (Triangle Arts Trust), and Maus Hábitos. She was a member of the jury panel for the Arte pela Democracia competition of DGARTES in 2023.
She is currently developing projects in a village in the municipality of Soure, building systemic ways of thinking about art through the region’s cultural heritage, diverse artistic practices, and ecological principles. These are carried out by individuals and communities, with the aim of developing a space focused on creation and the democratisation of access to culture, with an emphasis on a more sustainable future.

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