Edgar Martins

Edgar Martins was born in Évora but grew up in Macau. In 1996 he moved to the UK, where he completed a BA in Photography at the London College of Printing & Distributive Trades, as well as an MA in Photography and Fine Art at the Royal College of Art (London).
His work is represented internationally in several high-profile collections, such as those of the V&A (London), the National Media Museum (Bradford, UK), RIBA (London), the Dallas Museum of Art (USA); Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon), Fundação EDP (Lisbon), Fondation Carmignac (Paris), among others.
His first book—Black Holes & Other Inconsistencies—was awarded the Thames & Hudson and RCA Society Book Art Prize. A selection of images from this book was also awarded The Jerwood Photography Award in 2003.
Between 2002 and 2014 Martins published 7 separate monographs, which were also received with critical acclaim. These works were exhibited internationally at institutions such as PS1 MoMA (New York), MOPA (San Diego, USA), Laumeier Sculpture Park (St. Louis, USA), Centro Cultural de Belém (Lisbon), Centro de Arte Modern de Bragança (Bragança, Portugal), Museu do Oriente (Lisbon), Centro Cultural Hélio Oiticica (Rio de Janeiro), The New Art Gallery Walsall (Walsall, UK),...

Education:

The Royal College of Arts . London, England
MA Photography & Fine Art course completed

London College of Printing & Distributive Trades . London, England
BA (Hons) Photography & Social Sciences course completed

Selected Solo Exhibitions


2015


The Wayward Line, Chatêau Gruyères, part of the Alt+1000 Festival, Switzerland
The Poetic Futility to Manage the Infinite, The Wolverhampton Art Gallery (Wolverhampton, UK)
The Rehearsal of Space & The Poetic Futility to Manage the Infinite, Centro Cultural Paço Imperial (Rio de Janeiro)


2014
The Rehearsal of Space & The Poetic Futility to Manage the Infinite, Sala da Cidade, Museu Municipal de Coimbra (an initiative by the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Coimbra and The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation) (Coimbra)
The Rehearsal of Space & The Poetic Futility to Manage the Infinite, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian / Modern Art Centre (Lisbon)
The Rehearsal of Space & The Poetic Futility to Manage the Infinite, The Wapping Project Bankside (London)
The Rehearsal of Space & The Poetic Futility to Manage the Infinite, Galerie Melanie Rio (Nantes)


2013
The Time Machine (touring show), Galeria Fundação EDP (Porto, Portugal)
This is not a House (touring show), Gallery of Photography, Dublin (Ireland)
The Time Machine (touring show), Ffotogallery, Penarth (Wales)
The Time Machine, Photofusion (London)
The Time Machine (touring show), Pátio da Inquisição / Fundação Eugénio Al...