Valter Ventura
Valter Ventura works on projects which, through experimentation that lies between science, wonder and the infinite task, he approaches themes that exploit language and its relationship to knowledge. Says the artist of this concept, “In language, “to be” in a sense of being and in a sense of staying, is a term that confuses us. The most remote questions of philosophy ally personal knowledge (“Who am I?”), with the idea of travelling in a space (“Where do I come from?” and “Where am I going?”). The nothing is scary. We don’t know it, we don’t have words to describe it, we don’t have images to identify it. It is the border of what we are and the limit to where we are.”
Ventura teaches photography in the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, also cooperating with Ar.Co and the Atelier of Lisbon. Since 2013, he’s been responsible for the photographic documentation at Carpe Diem–Art and Research, Lisbon. His work has been shown in a number of exhibitions including Kubikgallery, Portugal, Cultural Centre Espai Mallorca, Barcelona, Spain, Geraldes da Silva, Porto, Portugal, 17th Biennial Cerveira Biennial Foundation Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal, and the Bernardo Museum, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, among others. …
Valter Ventura works on projects which, through experimentation that lies between science, wonder and the infinite task, he approaches themes that exploit language and its relationship to knowledge. Says the artist of this concept, “In language, “to be” in a sense of being and in a sense of staying, is a term that confuses us. The most remote questions of philosophy ally personal knowledge (“Who am I?”), with the idea of travelling in a space (“Where do I come from?” and “Where am I going?”). The nothing is scary. We don’t know it, we don’t have words to describe it, we don’t have images to identify it. It is the border of what we are and the limit to where we are.”
Ventura teaches photography in the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, also cooperating with Ar.Co and the Atelier of Lisbon. Since 2013, he’s been responsible for the photographic documentation at Carpe Diem–Art and Research, Lisbon. His work has been shown in a number of exhibitions including Kubikgallery, Portugal, Cultural Centre Espai Mallorca, Barcelona, Spain, Geraldes da Silva, Porto, Portugal, 17th Biennial Cerveira Biennial Foundation Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal, and the Bernardo Museum, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, among others.
Courtesy of Kubikgallery
