Felipe Argiles Silveira is a visual artist and researcher currently pursuing a PhD in Fine Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP). He holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts – Intermedia from FBAUP, where he developed the research project “Estruturas Invisíveis – A ocultação e o silenciamento como estratégia de controle no Brasil”. He studied Agricultural Engineering at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPEL) and Visual Arts – Photography at the Artistic School of Porto (ESAP). He also completed postgraduate studies in Planning Engineering at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and an MBA in Project Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). From 2021 to 2024 he worked as a trainer at the Portuguese Institut”e of Photography (ipF), teaching photography courses and supervising individual projects. Since his studies in visual arts, he has developed artistic and critical research related to postcolonial studies, participating in group and solo exhibitions in Portugal and Brazil. His work crosses different media, particularly photography, video, and sound, with an experimental approach focused on the material and perceptual dimensions of images and media. His current research investigates migration in Europe, systems of control in immigration processes, the precariousness of life, and the integration of immigrants in Portuguese society. He is also associated with the research project From the Top of the Mountains We Can See Invisible Monuments (FTMWSIM), contributing to the organization of the seminar Desperfilar As Artes Visuais, o Objeto Enlouquecedor e o Movimento das Coisas.