Márcia Correia

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Project Linkki
1st Edition FI PT




April - December 2025
June - July 2024
Estação Viva Gallery, Portugal
Myymälä2 Gallery, Finland 

Linkki Website

Support:
Taike — Arts Promotion Centre Finland
 Linkki, founded and curated by Márcia Correia in 2023, is dedicated to building sustainable, long-term collaborations with international partners. Its mission is to support Finland-based artists and curators in developing exhibitions, art projects, and residencies abroad while facilitating the exchange of ideas and practices through visits by international artists and curators to Finland.

Contributors:
From Finland: Ilkka Iijalainen, Leroy Purnama, Matti Tanskanen, Valentina Bravo, Vinski Valos
From Portugal: Ana Sousa Santos, Carlos Fonseca, Frederico Maia, Isabel Simões Pinto, Mário Afonso

Project

this could be us 
Performance by Giorgia Lolli



January 2025
Theather Academy, UNIARTS, Finland

Performance Trailer
Support:
Italian Cultural Institute in Helsinki
Nexus Factory
Culture Moves EuropeChoreographer: Giorgia Lolli 
Dancers: Ronja Antikainen, Vittoria Caneva, Elena Grappi, Julia Mäkelä, Anna Saves, Giorgia Lolli Lighting design: Alex Hautamäki
Sound design: Sebastian Kurtén 
Costume design: Eva-Liis Lidenburg
Producer: Márcia Correia

Produced by the Theater Academy, UNIARTS
Supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Helsinki, Nexus Factory, Culture Moves Europe.

Produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.

Producer Work

Art Alive Festival 2024




April 2024
Estação Viva Gallery, Portugal

Art Alive Festival Website
S+T+ARTS Agenda 24
Support:
Frame Contemporary Art FinlandThis year’s edition of the Art Alive Festival featured a special program curated by Márcia Correia, bringing together a group of Finnish artists whose works explored the intersections of art, society, technology, and nature. Organized by Estação Viva Gallery, the festival took place in April in Aveiro, Portugal, as part of the S+T+Arts Regional Center project GRIN. This initiative aims to foster art-driven innovation, promoting digital and green transitions across European regions.

Invited Artists:
Antti Laitinen, Spartak Khachanov, Suva, Eero Savela, Matti Tanskanen, and Mateo Rendón

Curatorial Work

The Impact of AI on Creativity




April 2024
Art Alive Festival 2024
Estação Viva Gallery, Portugal
Panel discussion moderated by Luis Miguel Girao at Art Alive Festival 2024 about he impact of AI on creativity.

Speakers:

-André Pinto - Head Designer and Head of the Technical Department at Adico
-Luís Teixeira - Researcher at Centro de Investigação em Ciência e Tecnologia das Artes; Professor at Escola das Artes -  Universidade Católica Portuguesa
-Márcia Correia - Artist and Curator
-Matti Tanskanen - Photographer and Artist
Public Discussion

Zero Line by Maryna Semenkova




October 2023
Quantum Critic 23, Myymälä2 Pop-Up Gallery, Finland
Text about Maryna Semenkova's 'Zero Line' project exhbited at Quantum Critic 23, Myymälä2 Pop-Up Gallery in Helsinki, Finland.
Text

Empty




2022
oMuseu, PortoEmpty was featured in the exhibition Tocar, Suspender, Cingir e Pender… at oMuseu in Porto in 2022. The project investigated the fragmentation of physical reality, pushing it to the boundaries of immateriality. It presented a radical interrogation of the physicality inherent in the presentation of artworks and the objects that support such displays, critically addressing their implications for sustainability.

Deliberately ephemeral, the project left no visual documentation. Experiencing the work was possible only by visiting the exhibition space.
Art Work

Conceptual Installation

You’re Not Enough




2020-2021
Casa da Cultura de EstarrejaYou’re Not Enough is a video work that examines the ambivalent emotions surrounding the pursuit of a greener future and the environmental costs it entails. The project focuses on the transformation of the Serra da Freita landscapes, shaped by the construction of wind turbines for green energy production.

Through a series of contemplative fragments, the video juxtaposes the natural beauty of these landscapes with the industrial presence of the so-called "wind turbine parks." This contrast invites viewers to reflect on the complexities of progress, questioning the balance between ecological preservation and the sacrifices demanded by sustainable energy solutions.
Art Work

Video; loop; monitor; 16:9; sound; 7’38’’

Red Velvet




2020
Serra da Freita, Aveiro, Portugal Red Velvet emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when Serra da Freita’s remote mountains became my escape from the confinement of the city. In that solitude, the landscape offered more than refuge—it became a site to imagine a world where reality and fiction merge.

Through this series, I sought to reimagine the familiar by amplifying its visual language. The hyper-saturated colors create an artificial and almost hostile environment, a deliberate choice to provoke discomfort and unease. These exaggerated tones reflect my response to the tension between the natural world and human intrusion—what happens when we extract, exploit, and commodify nature.

Red Velvet is not just a reflection of place but an exploration of how we shape and distort it through our perspectives and actions. It’s a visual fiction rooted in the real, inviting the viewer to confront the consequences of our estrangement from the environments we claim to inhabit.
Art Work

Digital Photography

Save as...




November 2020 - January 2021
Casa da Cultura de Estarreja, Portugal Save As... was an exhibition that explored the nature of time—its passage, its traces, and its enduring impact on memory and identity. The exhibition brought together works that reflected the diverse perspectives and contextual narratives of the invited artists.

Featuring artists from Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Greece, Pakistan, and Brazil, Save As... was presented across two venues: Casa da Cultura de Estarreja and Estação Canelas Gallery between 2020 and 2021.

Curatorial Work

Volta às Origens by Roberto Otero Gomez




February - April 2020
Estação Viva Gallery, Portugal

Roberto Otero Gomez is a Spanish artist whose work delves into the concept of collective memory, exploring political and social issues rooted in his personal past and present experiences.

In Volta às Origens, Otero Gomez examines the far-reaching consequences of prolonged involvement in repressive regimes, shedding light on how these enduring oppressive ideals continue to shape contemporary cultural identities. Through this work, he invites viewers to confront the lingering shadows of history and reflect on their impact on our shared narratives.
Curatorial Work/Text