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© bruno mesquita 2025
Bruno Mesquita is a art director, photographer and filmmaker with experience in both commercial and documentary projects. He works across image capture, editing, and post-production, with a focus on visual detail and storytelling. Bruno collaborates with brands, studios, and cultural institutions, producing content ranging from promotional videos to event coverage and photoshoots. 

He has worked with clients and partners such as Amplificasom, Mecha Studio, ZigurArtists, Porto Design Biennale, Casa do Design, and esad—idea (Research in Design and Art). His work has been featured in media outlets including P3 (Público), Time Out, Comunidade Cultura e Arte, and Gerador.


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01.Project, Theory, and Criticism in 20 Iberian Architects, 1950-1989
2024
photography, exhibition, commissioned


"Project, Theory, and Criticism in 20 Iberian Architects, 1950-1989" is the title of the exhibition that opened at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto, resulting from the research project 'Housing in the Iberian Peninsula: architecture, theory, and criticism in the 1960s and 1970s', developed by Researcher Tiago Lopes Dias.



Graphic and Exhibition Design by Pedro Mota & Marta Ramos
02.Galicia: Processes and Forms
2023
photography, exhibition, commissioned

Galicia. Processes and Forms is an exhibition and editorial project that traces the past, present and future of Galician design, showing some of its milestones through a series of key professionals and companies that have invested in design as an engine of innovation from the 1920s to the present day. 



Galicia. Processes and forms is a project of the Porto Design Biennale with the support of the Xunta de Galicia through the Axencia Galega de Innovación, the Fundación Artesanía de Galicia and the DIDAC Foundation.

Curated by David Barro
Exhibition Design by Eleonora Fedi
03.SLCN
2022
photography, art direction, commissioned

This artistic direction and photography project was developed in collaboration with SLNC, an artist, with the goal of shaping the visual identity of his press kit. Through a visual language aligned with his sonic universe, the work aimed to reflect his aesthetics, presence and energy, creating a cohesive and representative image of his artistic practice.

04.Morsil
2022
photography, art direction, commissioned

In collaboration with Morsil, this project focused on developing the artistic direction and photography for her press kit. The visual approach was guided by her distinct sound and performative identity, aiming to translate her creative language into a set of images that convey coherence and intensity.

05.representations
2018~present
photography, personal, commissioned



06.odyssey
2018~present
photography, personal, comissioned



07.Encontros do Moínho
2024
photography, video, documentary


Encontros do Moinho was a three-day event organized by the Associação Cultural Tirsense, featuring concerts, workshops, lectures, and social gatherings. The program focused on folk music and the revival of the hurdy-gurdy, a medieval instrument with historical roots in Portugal. The event emphasized cultural exchange and the preservation of musical traditions.

08.Hands—on Type
2021
2:1 3’54’’
video, documentary, commissioned

Hands—on Type seeks to explore and reflect on graphic production, the use of moveable types today and the promotion of teaching methodologies based on know-how. From a series of workshops and conferences, a publication will result that builds a parallel narrative between high and low technology in teaching and Design practice. Hands-on Type is promoted by esad–idea, Research in Design and Art and ESAD – College of Art and Design.

09.Apagar a Linha
2023
5:4
video, interview, commissioned

“The contour of a river bank, the horizon line, the line of the ‘glass half full’ are inventions. The oceans are all interconnected, in a continuous mass, as are the rivers and the streams, and so on and so forth throughout the land. If there are no lines, how can we delimit territories? Or, in other words, if everything is connected, if everything moves constantly and appears to us with different degrees of invisibility, what will be its relevant geography? There are so many different waters: fresh and salt water; drinking water, irrigation and cleaning water; water courses that serve as a means of transport and a home for so many forms of life; or water that has devastating force. We are therefore taking a radical approach by choosing a single location — Cabedelo do Douro — to try to discern many of these issues and identify the multiple lines (or stains, or colours) that allow them to be represented and that are connected to so many other places and beings. “ - Ivo Poças Martins






In this trilogy of interviews, carried out in collaboration with the curator Ivo Poças Martins, we delve deeper into the narrative of the Douro Cabedelo wave, through the perspectives of Gustavo Imigrante, Patrick Jongenelen, and Tó Mané. This set of conversations was an integral part of the exhibition at the Porto Design Biennale 2023, under the theme 'Being Water'.
10.Sapatilhas: Marcas Portuguesas, do Estado Novo ao Virar do Milénio
2023
2:1 2’30’’
video, documentary, commissioned

The sneaker is unanimously recognised as one of the icons of contemporary culture. In this exhibition, designer and curator Pedro Carvalho de Almeida presents his collection of more than 500 Portuguese sneakers, sheding a light on the athletic footwear brands designed and produced from the 1930's to the new millennium.

Pedro Carvalho de Almeida's collection showcases a brief cultural contextualisation of the social, political and economic significance of the sports brands, together with an in-depth look at companies such as Sanjo and Cortebel. Bringing to life the idea of brand archaeology, this exhibition reveals an impressive archive of design history, visible through the sneakers and their packaging, memorabilia and cutting-edge materials. The more than 100 brands on display embody a curatorial work of exploration, as well as a work of time, into Portuguese designed and manufactured athletic footwear. The exhibition is the result of a partnership between Matosinhos City Council, esad—idea Research in Design and Art and the Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture (ID+).