Edgar Martins

Portugal, 1977
Edgar Martins (born in Évora) grew up in Macau, China. In 1996 he moved to London, where he studied at the University of the Arts and the Royal College of Art. Landscape, place, space and architecture, as well as political, social and human issues became the predominant themes in his photographic imagery. In previous works, Martins has used photography to develop a philosophical and quasi-scientific investigation, examining various minimalist concepts of the contemporary urban landscape. Moving between the factual and the fictional, between the concrete and the metaphorical, the artist operates within a landscape of uncertainty, permanent flux, transition and opposition. His work maintains a close and subtle dialogue with the traditions of topography and landscape photography, with a connection to cinema, painting and sculpture.