Artists

Musician, composer and transmedia artist. She carries out artistic projects with emerging technologies, exploring the themes of transculturality and migration. PhD in Arts from the University of Plymouth (UK, 2022), Bachelor and Master in Music/Piano from UFRJ (RJ/BR, 2005), specialized in Electronic Music Production from the SAE Institute (NY/US, 2013), Cândida develops a career as an artist and educator. As a musician, she has been performing in concerts and festivals since a young age, from classical to electronic music. Her trajectory has important moments, such as the renowned Brazilian Award from the National Foundation of the Arts Funarte in 2012, the selection as an artist by the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the various festivals, congresses, conferences and awards for which her works were selected, such as the Lumen Prize (2022) and Best Sound of the Year Award (2023). Her works “Palm Hand” and “Mutations” stand out, part of the creations and research of his doctoral thesis “Transeuntis Mundi: a nomadic artistic practice”. Her research was developed between 2018-2021 at the ICCMR Interdisciplinary Center for Computer Music Research, in partnership with the University of Antioquia and as a visiting researcher at Columbia University (New York). The research resulted in several articles and publications in England, Portugal, Argentina and the United Kingdom, being recognized in the list of the top authors in the art, science and technology fields by the publication Leonardo MIT. Borges worked as a professor at the main universities in Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO, UFRJ and Cândido Mendes) and as a guest professor at international universities. She founded and runs the NGO Casa de Arte e Cultura since 2001, promoting art and education. Her work and career can be found at www.candidaborges.com.

Transmedia and visual artist, teacher and researcher. The Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Antioquia since 2017. About his education, he is a Post-Doc from the National University of Córdoba (Argentina, 2011), Doctor/Master in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain, 2004) and graduated in Arts from the University of Antioquia (Medellín/Colombia, 1993). He teaches undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Antioquia and as a visiting scholar for other international programs. His work has been presented individually and collectively, in exhibitions with special representation in Latin America; among other spaces, in the Museum of Modern Art of Medellín, the Buenos Aires Film School (Argentina), the Artistic Development Center of Havana (Cuba) and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Niteroi (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2023). His artistic work has received awards in different circuits and his texts have been published in books and magazines; among others, the Colombian Photography Salon (winner in 1998 and 2000), his book “Photography as a magical device” (University of Medellín Press); the multimedia “The minimal stories of the anonymous passerby” (University of Antioquia Edition); and the book “The death of the subject and emerging subjectivity” (University of Córdoba Press), presenting the results of his postdoctoral research. His professional activity includes international conferences, curatorships, the development of social, cultural and artistic projects. Among his main current artistic projects, we point out the “Transeúntes Medellín” and “Transeuntis Mundi”, which have been exhibited worldwide and received funds and recognition from various international calls, such as the Lumen award for art and technology (UK, 2022). His work can be seen at www.gabrielmariovelez.com.