MARCO BALESTEROS

Marco Balesteros explora o livro como território expandido e como espaço performativo. Iniciou esta investigação no programa de mestrado da Werkplaats Typografie (Arnhem/NL) e na Jan Van Eyck Academy (Maastrich/NL) onde desenvolveu a SALA LIVR(E)O. Na sua prática investiga o livro de artista, o livro ensaio e o livro como território cénico. Explora esta possibilidade através da sua colaboração com a bailarina e coreógrafa Sara Vaz no projecto LIVRO-CARACTERE. É fundador do atelier LETRA onde realiza projectos em diálogo estreito com artistas plásticos, fotógrafos, bailarinos, curadores, editores, galerias, entre outros. Desenvolve modelos pedagógicos paralelos ao espaço da academia onde explora a publicação como modelo colaborativo, como forma de acção-publica. Desenvolveu inúmeros workshops em torno das noções de Publicação Própria: Samizadt e Portable School (FBAUL, Lisboa); Mus(a)eu(m) (Serralves, Porto); LOW high (Madrid); Hard-Edit (Bucareste); Second Circulation (Darmstadt), Portable School—A lesson in Politics (Sofia), De-School-ing ENSBA Lyon, entre outros. MB é professor/curador na licenciatura em Design Gráfico da Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa—DELLI, e professor adjunto convidado no Mestrado em Design Gráfico da ESAD das Caldas da Rainha.
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Marco Balesteros explores the book as expanded territory and performative space, which he began researching as part of the MA programme at Werkplaats Typografie (Arnhem/HL) and Jan Van Eyck Academy (Maastrich/HL), where he developed the project SALA LIVR(E)O. In his practice he investigates the artist book, the essay book and the book as staged territory. Balesteros explores this possibility through his collaboration with dancer and choreographer Sara Vaz in the project LIVRO-CARACTERE. He is the founder of studio LETRA, where he produces projects in a close dialogue with visual artists, photographers, dancers, curators, publishers, galleries and others. Balesteros develops pedagogical models parallel to the academic space in which he explores publishing as a collaborative model and a form of public action. He has developed countless workshops on the notions of Self-publishing: Samizadt and Portable School (FBAUL, Lisbon); Mus(a)eu(m) (Serralves, Porto); LOW high (Madrid); Hard-Edit (Bucharest); Second Circulation (Darmstadt), Portable School—A lesson in Politics (Sofia), De-School-ing ENSBA Lyon, among others. MB is a professor/curator in the Graphic Design course at Universidade Lusófona Lisbon—DELLI, and invited guest professor of the Graphic Design MA at ESAD Caldas da Rainha.
www.letra.com.pt
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Marco Balesteros explores the book as expanded territory and performative space, which he began researching as part of the MA programme at Werkplaats Typografie (Arnhem/HL) and Jan Van Eyck Academy (Maastrich/HL), where he developed the project SALA LIVR(E)O. In his practice he investigates the artist book, the essay book and the book as staged territory. Balesteros explores this possibility through his collaboration with dancer and choreographer Sara Vaz in the project LIVRO-CARACTERE. He is the founder of studio LETRA, where he produces projects in a close dialogue with visual artists, photographers, dancers, curators, publishers, galleries and others. Balesteros develops pedagogical models parallel to the academic space in which he explores publishing as a collaborative model and a form of public action. He has developed countless workshops on the notions of Self-publishing: Samizadt and Portable School (FBAUL, Lisbon); Mus(a)eu(m) (Serralves, Porto); LOW high (Madrid); Hard-Edit (Bucharest); Second Circulation (Darmstadt), Portable School—A lesson in Politics (Sofia), De-School-ing ENSBA Lyon, among others. MB is a professor/curator in the Graphic Design course at Universidade Lusófona Lisbon—DELLI, and invited guest professor of the Graphic Design MA at ESAD Caldas da Rainha.
www.letra.com.pt