Based in Lisbon since 2000, Lorenzo Bordonaro holds a BA+MA in Philosophy and Social Sciences (University of Torino, Italy) and a PhD in Cultural Anthropology (ISCTE, Lisbon). He was post-doctoral researcher at IUL-ISCTE (Lisbon), at Sergipe Federal University (Brazil) and UTA...
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Based in Lisbon since 2000, Lorenzo Bordonaro holds a BA+MA in Philosophy and Social Sciences (University of Torino, Italy) and a PhD in Cultural Anthropology (ISCTE, Lisbon). He was post-doctoral researcher at IUL-ISCTE (Lisbon), at Sergipe Federal University (Brazil) and UTAD University (Portugal). He conducted ethnographic research in Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Portugal and Brazil on several issues, from childhood to youth violence, from creativity and urban marginality to migration and development in African contexts. He lectured anthropology at grad and post-grad levels in Portugal, Cape Verde and Brazil. He studied fine arts at ArCo (Lisbon) and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lisbon. He participated in several events, festivals and collective exhibitions, among which the Architecture Biennale in Venice, Manifesta 12 in Palermo and Ethnographic Terminalia in Chicago, US. He was recently awarded the prize for Public art and Sustainability by Zet Gallery, Braga (2020).
