Mariana Machado

Mariana Machado (Porto, 2000) is an independent artist and researcher. In 2023, she completed her Bachelor's Degree in Cinema at the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University, continuing her studies with a Master's Degree in Sound and Image: Specialization in Digital and Sound Arts at the same institution. Over the years, she has pursued a path that encompasses experimental cinema and installation, where an interest in working with cinematic structures and visual perception. Her research unfolded into modeling, programming, and experimentation with digital technologies.
Thus, her current work develops not only around the moving image, but also around sound synthesis, algorithmic composition, engineering, and questions of philosophy of language and mathematics. Recent works include the installation pieces “Eclipse do Meio” (2024), “5hz_thrsh.gatc_v1” (2025), and “Tusi-data / reading-as” (2025), presented at the Serralves institution, the School of Arts, and the independent space Branda. Her research is thus developed in parallel with her artistic practice, with feedback between the two sustaining its development. From April 2026 to June 2027, she is part of the research team for the CARCERART project: Carceral Designs: Gender, Space, and Counter-Narratives of Confinement, at the University of Minho, with a research assistant grant. At the same time, she writes regularly for the online publication Umbigo Space.

Education:
Cinema BA – Escola das Artes – UCP
(2020-2023)
Sound and Image MA: Specialization in Digital and Sound Art – Escola das Artes – UCP
(2023-2025)

E-mail: mariana.mach000@gmail.com
Instagram: mariana.mach000@gmail.com
Ciência Vitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt//pt/A114-87B4-647A