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 formal systems. Recent works include the installation pieces “5hz_thrsh.gatc_v1” (2025), “Tusi-data / reading-as” (2025) and “Entre Pontos” (2026) presented at the the School of Arts and the independent spaces Branda and Teodoro W.. Her research is thus developed in parallel with her artistic practice, with feedback between the two sustaining its development. She has written regularly for the online publication Umbigo Space. From April 2026 to June 2027, she is part of the research team for the project CARCERART - Carceral Designs: Gender, Space, and Counter-Narratives of Confinement, conducted by Ece Canli at the University of Minho, with a research assistant grant. She has won the Flechada 2026 program to develop a first institutional exhibition, planned for Espaço Mira at the beginning of 2027.

Education:
Film 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.mach00
Ciência Vitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt//pt/A114-87B4-647A