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Felipe Xavier is a researcher and visual artist. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Artistic Studies – Art and Mediations at NOVA University Lisbon and in Art Studies and Archaeology at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Xavier conducts research at the Institute of Art History (IHA) at NOVA FCSH and at Histories of Art, Architecture, and Visual Culture (VISU) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He holds a master’s degree in Multimedia/Culture and Art from the University of Porto and a bachelor’s degree in Social Communication/Audiovisual from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His research interests lie within the Humanities, with a particular focus on Contemporary Art. He is currently developing his doctoral thesis, Precarious Forms: A Study on the Aesthetics of Instability and Insecurity in Contemporary Art (1989–2019), as a recipient of the Eutopia scholarship awarded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P. A glance at his curriculum reveals that the most frequently occurring terms include: Contemporary Art, Precariousness, Aesthetics, Capitalism, Apparatus, and Biopolitics.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Felipe Xavier Martins de Lima

Citation names

  • Xavier, Felipe

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0816-C42D-47CD
ORCID iD
0009-0009-2335-514X

Email addresses

  • fxmlima@fcsh.unl.pt (Professional)
  • Felipe.Xavier.Martins.de.Lima@vub.be (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - Arts

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023 - 2027
Ongoing
 Art Studies and Archaeology (Doctorat)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
"Precarious Forms: A Study on the Aesthetics of Instability and Insecurity in Contemporary Art (1989-2019)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021 - 2027
Ongoing
 Artistic Studies - Art and Mediations (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
"Precarious Forms: A Study on the Aesthetics of Instability and Insecurity in Contemporary Art (1989-2019)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/02/07 - 2020/10/20
Concluded
 Master in Multimedia (Mestrado)
Major in Culture and Arts
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Belas Artes, Portugal
"Scenes of Resistance: a cartography of social mobilizations (2018-2019)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2018/10 - 2018/11
Concluded
 Writing Academic Texts in the Field of Arts and Humanities (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Belas Artes, Portugal
2016 - 2016
Concluded
 Interactive Media (Postgraduate Certificate)
Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brazil
2006/03/01 - 2014/01/29
Concluded
 Social Communication (Bachelor (1st cycle))
Major in Audio-visual
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Escola de Comunicação, Brazil
"Petals" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 6,5
2013/06 - 2013/09
Concluded
 Producing Animation, Production Design, Stop-Motion Animation, Studio Lighting (Outros)
School of Visual Arts New York, United States
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017 - 2024 Visual Artist Independent, Portugal
2017 - 2020 Director in New Media Peak, Portugal
2014 - 2017 Visual Artist Independente, Brazil
2016 - 2016 Image Director International Olympic Committee, Switzerland
2013 - 2014 Production assistant Globosat, Brazil
2010 - 2012 Image Director Globosat, Brazil
2008 - 2009 Movie Editor Rede Globo, Brazil
Divisão de Cinema da CGPG/RJ, Brazil
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/09/01 - 2027/08/31 Formas Precárias: Um Estudo Sobre a Estética da Instabilidade e Insegurança na Arte Contemporânea 1989-2019
PRT/BD/154725/2023
10.54499/PRT/BD/154725/2023
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2008 - 2009 Artistic and Cultural Initiation Scholarship, PIBIAC/UFRJ/CNPq (Rectory-UFRJ)
PIBIAC
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded
2007 - 2008 Artistic and Cultural Initiation Scholarship, PIBIAC/UFRJ/CNPq (ECO-UFRJ)
Programa de Bolsas de Iniciação Artística e Cultural (PIBIAC)
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Escola de Comunicação, Brazil
 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Xavier, Felipe; Assis, Tiago. "O Ativismo No Movimento #EleNão: Perspetivas críticas [Activism In The Movement #EleNão: Critical Perspectives]". Paper presented in COMbART: Arte, ativismo e cidadania, Porto, 2019.
Exhibition catalog
  1. Lima, Felipe. Torrão Central (Artist Residency Catalog 2023 - Available online on the ISSUU platform and CEB website, ISSN 2531-0577). Centro de Estudios Brasileños da Universidade de Salamanca, 2023.

Artistic / Performance

Artistic exhibition
  1. Torrão Central (Photographic exhibition at the Centro de Estudios Brasileños | University of Salamanca). 2023.
Visual artwork
  1. Lima, Felipe. Photo essay for the play "The Process" - Nominated for the 2015 Shell Award (Brazil) in the Innovation Category.
  2. Lima, Felipe. Photo essay "Studio 04" - School of Visual Arts New York, 2013.
  3. Lima, Felipe. Photo essay "Windows and Looks" - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2012.
  4. Lima, Felipe. Photo essay "Sleek Tourism" - Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, 2017.
  5. Lima, Felipe. Medium-length "Petals" - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Director, Screenwriter, Soundtrack Composer), 2012.
  6. Lima, Felipe. Animation series "The Robot Knew!" - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Director, Screenwriter, Animator), 2015.
  7. Lima, Felipe. Stop-motion animation "David Bowie is Dead" - School of Visual Arts New York (Director, Writer, Animator), 2013.
  8. Lima, Felipe. Music video "Fallen Angel", by the band Judgment (Director, Writer, Director of Photography), 2015.
  9. Lima, Felipe. Videoclip "Rap of the Dewey Decimal System" - Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Director, Screenwriter, Director of Photography), 2014.
  10. Lima, Felipe. Short film "The Best Friends" - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Assistant Director, Soundtrack Composer), 2013.
  11. Lima, Felipe. Short Film "Don't kick 'cause it's Macumba" - Festival 72HORAS RIO (Soundtrack Composer, Photography Assistant), 2015.
  12. Lima, Felipe. Short Film "The Raven of Guanabara" - 29th São Paulo Short Film Festival; Like Kinoforum; Archive in Poster - International Archive Film Festival (Soundtrack Composer), 2016.
  13. Lima, Felipe. Videoart "SuperVia" - Artwork made for the Theater School of the Center for Letters and Arts (CLA) of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) (Co-director), 2008.
  14. Lima, Felipe. Videoart "Da Janela" - Work made for the "Retomada Cultural RJ" Public Call (Soundtrack Composer), 2020.
  15. Lima, Felipe. Photo essay "Casa/Saudade/Precariedade" - Project started during the Covid-19 pandemic that intersubjectively works on the memory and history of the Alfama neighborhood (Lisbon), 2021.
  16. InterStruct Collective. Critical Thinking Tour "The (Mis)guided Tours #6 - Unearthing Memories" - Porto Design Biennale Satellites (collaborator), 2019.
  17. Lima, Felipe; PAIM, Flora; Machado, Carolina. sessions/desinstituto (Under Development) - Collective sessions for learning and testing artistic pedagogical models based on the knowledge and issues of Trafaria (Portugal), within the scope of the T-Factor project, in partnership with the Institute of Arts and Technology (IAT-NOVA /FCSH).

Other

Other output
  1. [d]esinstituto: [m]argin notes from an ongoing process. Artigo elaborado no âmbito de Temáticas Aprofundadas de Estudos Artísticos, uma unidade curricular do Doutoramento em Estudos Artísticos - Arte e Mediações. 2022. Machado, Carolina; Paim, Flora; Xavier, Felipe.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/07/02 Precarity, Critique, and Resistance in Contemporary Art V Encontro Internacional Lusófono Todas as Artes | Todos os Nomes
(Porto, Portugal)
2025/05/29 The Precariousness of Forms in Francis Alÿs 14th AIM Annual Meeting and International Conference
(Faro, Portugal)
2023/05/30 The Method and Apparatus of the Scene: A Reading in the Margins of "Jogo de Cena" 12th AIM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2023/05/10 Theoretical Assemblies on the Margins of Aesthetics and Politics Spring Seminar 2023 · Montagem
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal)
2023/05/02 The Precariousness of the Scene 12 Conferência Internacional de Cinema de Viana
Escola Superior de Educação de Viana do Castelo (Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
2019/06/12 Activism in the #EleNão Movement: Critical Perspectives - Communication co-authored with Dr. Tiago Assis COMbART: Arte, ativismo e cidadania
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2007 Tensions between Communication and Science - XXIX Giulio Massarani Journey of Scientific, Artistic and Cultural Initiation at UFRJ - Communication in co-authorship with Dr. Mercia Pessôa XXIX Jornada Giulio Massarani de Iniciação Científica, Artística e Cultural da UFRJ
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2007/05/28 - 2007/06/01 The Constitution of the Common: Culture and Conflicts in Contemporary Capitalism with the Theater of the Oppressed Workshop and a lecture by Augusto Boal; Visual Arts Interference; Free software workshop (UFRJ/ECO) (2007/05/28 - 2007/06/01)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Escola de Comunicação, Brazil
2007 - 2007 Ecofoto Project (UFRJ/ECO): Extension project, to consolidate from a continuous flow of activities the insurgence of polysemic narratives in contemporary photography. Embracing goals beyond the circumstance of an event, the project wants to feed a welcoming context for new talents to discover and explore their own language within the photographic field, emphasizing the role of exchanging knowledge and valuing difference as a path. (2007 - 2007)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Escola de Comunicação, Brazil
2007 - 2007 ECOmeço: Presentation of courses and projects and Film Show (2007 - 2007)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Escola de Comunicação, Brazil
2007 - 2007 Cinerama Cineclube: The main objective of the project is to stimulate a film-club culture at the UFRJ School of Communication, seeking to redirect the habit of watching films with a political and cultural meaning to academia and the general public. During the 2010s, it established itself as an optional discipline, showing weekly films followed by debates and conversations with specialists and technicians in the cinematographic field. (2007)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Escola de Comunicação, Brazil
2007 - 2007 Echoes of Science - UFRJ Communication and Science Colloquium: Exhibition of photographs on Science at the Vitrine Gallery organized in partnership with Casa da Ciência and annual publication with texts from speakers about the seminars given during the colloquium. (2007 - 2007)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Escola de Comunicação, Brazil
2007 - 2007 Extension Course "Expanded Society: Possible Itineraries for a Second Illustration" with Antonio Lafuente (2007)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Escola de Comunicação, Brazil