Lopes Da Fonseca

My work is like an organic, biological mycelium: it doesn’t aim to be beautiful — it wants to grow and push beyond its initial container. From a shared center, it extends toward the peripheries, trying to surpass its limits and reach its full potential — pushing forward with intention.
These roots, though functioning individually, form a network that creates communities with their own codes, intersecting through unexpected bridges. Some of these roots touch on the daily commentary of banalities; others decompose what they see, like a kind of conscious photosynthesis searching for refinement, extracting the noise our society has become.
It is not a remedy, not a morning‑after pill; just varied inquiries, constructions where my questions live. This is my gaze; this is the search for my answer. Welcome.

•• Degree in Product Design, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (2007)
• Professional Course in Industrial Design, Escola Artística e Profissional Árvore (2002)
• Technical Specialization in Footwear Design, Academia de Design e Calçado (2016)
• Vocational Training in Handbag Modeling, Academia de Design e Calçado (2015)

• Young Artists Exhibition, Santa Maria da Feira (1998)
• Young Artists Painting Award Exhibition, Santa Maria da Feira (1999)
• D. Fernando II Painting and Sculpture Award Exhibition, Sintra (1999)
• Live Customization Performances, Stairs to Heaven Bar & Ivomaia Space, Santa Maria da Feira