André Parente
Artist invited in 2015
Artist and researcher
André Parente was born in Brazil in 1957, he is artist and researcher in the fields of cinema, video and new media. He is doctor from the University Paris 8 where he presented a thesis in cinema, supervised by Gilles Deleuze. From 1990 on, he manages the group for research and education "Culture and Image Technology" at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
Parente wrote several books and also published more than 100 articles and book chapters. Between 1977 and 2014, he directed many films, videos and installations presented in Brazil and elsewhere.