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Work

2019 • Installation at open studios, Berlin Art Festival. • Costume for private client, . • Video art installation, “Bruital Furore” at Ms Stubnitz, . • Costumes for life performance, “Bruital Furore” at Ms Stubnitz, Hamburg. • Large scale photography backdrops for private clients, London and Berlin. • Structure installation for performance “Anthropometry” at Radiant Love, Berlin. • “New Human” video art installations at BUNKER K101, Cologne.

2018 • Costume for life act at VENT – Tokyo, Japan. • “Transmogrification _ the 2nd coming” – installation art and Vila Kuriosum, Berlin. • Costume for performance “Lust” at TATWERK, Berlin. • (a+b)3 – installation art at Funkhaus, Berlin. • “But He Does Not Rule The Evens” at VOODOO55, Berlin.

2017 • Fashion lip-sink movie for KCTV. Costume and editing. • Transmogrification – fashion/art installation at LOST 48h Art Festival, Berlin. • Costume design for dance performance “G8000.000” at WABE, Berlin. • Fashion/art installation at KEPLER 256b, Berlin. • Costume design for dance performance “My Icarus Complex” (European Capital of Culture 2017), Denmark. • Costume design for dance performance at “The Island”, Ebeltoft, Denmark. • Costume exhibition at the Ballery Gallery, Berlin. • Costume for performance “Three Short Pieces about Lust” at Theaterhaus Mitte, Berlin.

2016 • Costume design for post-apocalyptic film. • Costume design for fine artist Valentina Bardazzi, Berlin. • Costume Design for singer/performer Mikey Woodbridge, Berlin. • Costume Design for lead singer of Ibibio Sound Machine, London.

2015 • Promo film for Fringe Film & Art festival, London. Concept design, art-direction. • Film installation at Fringe Film and Art Festival, London • Film installation at Secret Sundaze Halloween party, London. • “Madness”, art film for “Secret Sundaze” Halloween Party, London. Costume design, concept design, editing. • Art-Director for KCTV. 2015-present. • Freelance art director and stylist for fashion editorial and fashion film. Berlin. • Collaboration with photographer Paula Faraco, art-direction and styling, Berlin. • Fashion film for Jewelry brand CHACA, concept, art-direction and styling, Berlin. • Conceptual fashion film “¥ünLyssa”, costume design, concept, art-direction and styling, Berlin.

2014 • Hackney Community College. Drawing and painting sessions with students with mental disabilities. • Group exhibition “Alter Angle” at SOMOS Gallery, Berlin.

2013

• Solo illustration exhibition/installation “Extreme Fetish” at the White Cubicle Gallery, London. • Group exhibition “Mad House” at the 22-26 Gallery, London.

2012 • Awarded by Fashion Capital. International fashion illustration competition ‘’The Future of Fashion Illustration’’. • Senior fashion editor for KCTV. • Solo exhibition “Mad House” at Club Hysteria, London. • Group exhibition at art festival at the Tide Mill School, London. • Group exbibition at “Art on an Easel”, Paddington Central Art Fair, London. • Group exhibition at “The London Coffee Festival” at The Old Truman Brewery, London.

2011 • Freelance costume designer for film, performance and music. • Freelance designer at YouMeWe. • Group exhibition at “Fred Loves Fashion” at the Fred of London Gallery, London.

2007-2010 • YOUMEWE, head designer. • London fashion Week “The File” A-W 08/09. Design and Graphic for Louis de Gama. • Louis de Gama Assistant. • Zagreb Fashion Week, (Croatia). • Illustrator for the book "Designers Colours” (MAOMAO publications Barcelona).

2006 • Design and making of an original collection “Atomic Winter”. • “Manobras de Maio 06”. Fashion show special guest, Portugal. • Awarded first place in the “Nazaré Moda”, Young designers national competition, Portugal. • Various Styling projects in DIF and Dance Club magazines, Portugal.

Education • Fashion and Textiles Design at the Superior School of Art (ESART), Portugal.

Languages • Portuguese – mother tongue. • English – fluent. • German – learning.