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(…) se elas houverem, a gente vai tirá-las

Emanuel Constantino

2024
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On the banks of the river Ave and the river Vizela, there have always been murmurs of an activity that was slowly undermining the pillars of some of the municipalities and parishes that depended on its waters. The industrial flood that settled in the Ave Valley threatened the natural ecosystem – and the mental health – of what used to be one of the region's most striking landscapes.  

The pollution spread by the discharge of toxic products into the waterways has led to a total imbalance in the local fauna and flora. These attitudes have consequently led to many aquatic species moving to other areas, or simply being driven to decay. Just as the murmurs of the textile industry were heard among the local population, the possible existence of an exotic species in the rivers was also heard – among timid conversations – which, if confirmed, would easily unravel the abrupt disappearance of the others.

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The Artist
Emanuel Constantino
Nominated in
2025
By
Bienal Fotografia do Porto
Lives and Works in
Porto, Portugal
Emanuel Constantino (b. 2002), Portugal, is an independent photographer currently living in Porto. He has a degree in Photography from School of Media Arts and Design, in P.Porto. He is currently attending the Master's Degree in Cinema and Photography - Specialization in Photography - at the same institution. His main focus of research and authorial creation falls on the universe of documentary and fiction, in their various intersections and interactions. He seeks to understand and manipulate the boundary at which documentary ceases to be documentary and begins to assert itself as fiction, and vice versa, in his mix. Vernacular and archive photography are also areas that he explores and approaches, usually integrating them into his projects. He has exhibited at the Portuguese Center of Photography (PT), CEFT – Casa dos Cubos (PT), Galeria da Estação – Encontros da Imagem (PT), IPMA Festival in Kaunas (LT), Belgrade Photo Month (SRB). He won the CEFT Open Call in Photography and Territory in 2024 (PT), was selected as a New Talent at Belgrade Photo Month (SRB) and was nominated to join the FUTURES Platform in 2025 – European Photography Platform – as a new talent, by the Porto Photography Biennial (PT).
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