Curators
Adérito Fernandes-Marcos is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Saint Joseph, Macau, China, and Director of the Doctoral School. He holds a doctorate in Computer Engineering - Computer Graphics from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany (1997); an aggregate degree (habilitation for full professorship) in Information Technology and Systems from the University of Minho, Portugal (2008). He is an integrated researcher at CIAC - Centre for Research in Arts and Communication at the University of Algarve, Portugal. He was the founder and first director for 8 years of the PhD Programme in Digital Media Art in association with the University of the Algarve and the Open University of Portugal. He is the author/co-author of over a hundred articles in leading journals, conference proceedings, book chapters and scientific brochures. He is President of the Artech-International Association, a worldwide body in digital media art.
Selma Pereira is PhD in Digital Media Art, with the thesis Fashion in the Post-Digital Era, and Master’s Degree in History of the Algarve – University of Algarve, Portugal. Assistant Professor at ISMAT – Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes – Ensino Lusófona, Portimão, Portugal. Integrated researcher at CICANT – Centre for
Research in Applied Communication, Culture and New Technologies. Since 2015, she has also collaborated with
CIAC – Research Centre in Arts and Communication – where she has developed her work as an artist-researcher,
focusing on the relationship between contemporary artistic practices and digital media art. Selma is an artist and researcher whose work has been showcased across Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece, the UK, Macao, Japan and South Korea. She is interested in creating art through digital media and merging these forms with textiles, and other tangible materials.
Research in Applied Communication, Culture and New Technologies. Since 2015, she has also collaborated with
CIAC – Research Centre in Arts and Communication – where she has developed her work as an artist-researcher,
focusing on the relationship between contemporary artistic practices and digital media art. Selma is an artist and researcher whose work has been showcased across Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece, the UK, Macao, Japan and South Korea. She is interested in creating art through digital media and merging these forms with textiles, and other tangible materials.