(A)TENSION

2024
Installation
polycarbonate | 2 lasers | 2 speakers | 2ch sound | mirrors |
5'00" loop

Scientific Guidance & Technical Supervision:
Prof. Alberto Sá, Ph.D.
Prof. João Martinho Moura, Ph.D.

This Installation was developed within the scope of the project MigraMediaActs – Migrations, media and activisms in Portuguese language: decolonising mediascapes and imagining alternative futures”, supported by national funds through F.C.T. –Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P, Portugal.

Borders have been a central theme in history, constantly present in political, social, and economic discussions, influencing activist movements. Borders not only define geographical limits but also influence ideas and cultures. This theme goes beyond its spatiality, thus playing an important role in issues of identity and power, shaping and being shaped by the dynamics of human relations.

In this way, (A)TENSION uses this concept to explore the line as an essential element and sound as a transformative element, thus reflecting on social dynamics and the struggles for their transformation. For that reason, it invites viewers to question established narratives and reflect on alternative perspectives, creating space for contemplation about the power of manifestation and the social force capable of redefining these lines.

Installation view at gnration © Photography by Emanuele Inácio, 2024

Preview of (A)TENSION © Bruno Mesquita, 2024

(A)TENSION © Bruno Mesquita, 2024

Soundscape of (A)TENSION © Bruno Mesquita, 2024

PUBLICATIONS:

. Book chapter Bruno Mesquita; João Martinho Moura; Alberto Sá. "Media Arts as an Artistic Activism: State of Art". 2025.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-73705-3_39

. Thesis "Os Limites Da Linha- Da Natureza Mutável das Fronteiras ao Ativismo Como Expressão Artística". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2024.
https://hdl.handle.net/1822/96154

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

. Collective Exhibition eMMA - gnration, Braga, Portugal 2024

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