Carlos Trancoso is a Portuguese visual artist that works and lives in Porto.
He uses the photographic gaze in a critical perspective on the way the human being relates to technology. His work aims to challenge established patterns of interaction and creation of images in contemporary society. Although he mainly uses fictional approaches, his work intermingles with a documental photography language, creating cameraless images, mixed media and computer generated images.
He is a member of
Barda colective and part of
Futures Photography platform as a selected artist by
Ci.Clo and has recently exhibited at festivals such as
Photoalicante in Spain,
Backlight in Finland,
Photo Open Up in Italy and
Bienal da Maia and
f/est Amarante in Portugal.
Exhibitions and Awards
2025 ‘How to build a telescope’ photobook published by XYZ Books (ongoing).
2025 ‘Urbanarium’ exhibition integrated in Bienal de Fotografia do Porto 2025, Porto, Portugal.
2025 Curator of ‘Membrana’ exhibition by Barda collective in Espaço Mira Gallery, Porto, Portugal.
2025 ‘INTERGALACTICA’ Artistic Residency in XYZ Books, Lisbon, Portugal.
2024 Winner of ‘INTERGALACTICA’ open call with ‘How to build a telescope’.
2024 Curator of ‘EX-ISTO’ exhibition in Arganil and Góis, Portugal.
2024 ‘SUSTENTAR’ artistic residency with ‘Ci.Clo’ and Porto BioLab, Portugal.
2024 Curator of ‘Busca pela identidade’ exhibition in Soito, Portugal.
2024 Curator of ‘Visões da Serra’ exhibition in Cepos, Portugal.
2024 ‘PopPorn’ in collaboration with Marco Duarte, presented in “A liberdade ainda não chega” exhibition in Espaço Mira, Porto, Portugal.
2024 ‘Narrow Slice’ featured in STET exhibition, Galeria Graça Brandão, Lisboa, Portugal.
2023 ‘How to build a telescope’ part of the exhibition “Too much of a good thing” in a ilha, XYZ Books, Lisboa, Portugal.
2023 ‘Junta Seca’ exhibited in “Pequenos Formatos” exhibition in Atelier Galeria FFAC, Porto, Portugal.
2023 ‘ANN’, ‘Backup’, ‘Persona’ and ‘Non-causes’ series from ‘Rise of trivial’ exhibited in Bienal da Maia 2023, Maia, Portugal
2023 ‘Inscription’ and ‘New Madia’ series from ‘Rise of trivial’ exhibited as the result of the Artistic Residency in Bienal da Maia 2023, Maia, Portugal
2023 ‘Glad I spent it with you’ selected for “Structures” collection of NFT’s from Unveil.
2023 ‘PopPorn’ in collaboration with Marco Duarte, presented in “Pantalla Completa” exhibition in El Local, Madrid, Spain.
2023 Curator of “Membrana” exhibition by Barda collective in ACERT Gallery, Tondela, Portugal.
2023 ‘Persona’ exhibited in Athens Digital Arts Festival 2023, Athens, Greece.
2023 ‘Narrow Slice’ featured online in L’Essenzial Studio Journal.
2022 ‘FUTURES talents’ selected artist by ‘Ci.CLO - Bienal de Fotografia do Porto’.
2022 ‘How to build a telescope’ part of the exhibition “Io continuo a stupirmi” in Photo Open Up 2022, Padova, Italy.
2022 ‘Persona’ exhibition, Land Gallery, Porto, Portugal.
2022 ‘Junta seca’, exhibition with Ivan da Silva, Galeria Dentro, Porto, Portugal.
2022 ‘Persona’ exhibited in “Remapear as margens” in f/est Amarante 2022, Amarante, Portugal.
2021 ‘Vieses’ exhibition with Ivan da Silva for Bienal da Maia 2021, Maia, Portugal.
2020 ‘Antiversário’ exhibition with Ivan da Silva for Phlorysta 6th edition, Lisbon, Portugal.
2020 ‘ANN’ exhibited in “Related Realities” in Backlight Photo Festival 2020, Tampere, Finland.
2020 ‘Vistas que estão para’, virtual exhibition in collaboration with Ivan da Silva, Galeria Dentro, Porto, Portugal.
2020 ‘Rise of trivial’ exhibited in “Después del documento” in Photoalicante 2020, Alicante, Spain.
2019 ‘Narrow Slice’ published in scopio VIEWFINDER magazine.
2019 ‘Glad I spent it with you’ exhibited in CCCedofeita, Porto, Portugal.
2019 Honorable Mention with ‘Narrow Slice’, “Photobook Contest Crossing Borders Shifting Boundaries: Territory”, Scopio.
2018 ‘Narrow Slice’ exhibited in IPCI, Porto, Portugal.