Born in Porto (PT) in 1993, Ricardo (he/they) is a queer artist and photographer based in Lausanne (CH) using photography as a tool for escapism, exploration and visibility. Through portraiture, still life and staged images, his work explores the idea of an ever-changing identity, celebrates queer individuals with a focus on collective and self healing purposes, and establishes a reflection on a possible queer gaze.
Work experience
2020-now Freelance Photographer
2020 Collaborations with Théâtre de Vidy and EPFL, Lausanne (CH)
2018-2019 Fashion photography internship with Alice Rosati, Paris (FR)
Clients
Magazine 360°, Femina Suisse, ArcInfo
Education
2019-2021 Higher School of Applied Arts in Photography, CEPV, Vevey (CH)
2015-2019 CFC Photography, CEPV, Vevey (CH)
2019-2021 Higher School of Applied Arts in Photography, CEPV, Vevey (CH)
2015-2019 CFC Photography, CEPV, Vevey (CH)
Work experience
2020-now Freelance Photographer
2020 Collaborations with Théâtre de Vidy and EPFL, Lausanne (CH)
2018-2019 Fashion photography internship with Alice Rosati, Paris (FR)
Clients
Magazine 360°, Femina Suisse, ArcInfo
Exhibitions, publications
2022 Upcoming show, Urgent Paradise, Lausanne
2022 “Take a picture, it will last longer”, Théâtre de Vidy x CEPV, Espace Doret, Vevey
2021 PhotoSCHWEIZ, Hall 550, Zürich-Oerlikon
2021 “Prairie”, self-published book
2021 “ECHO”, diploma exhibition, Espace Doret, Vevey
2021 “The (Real) Book”, publication, EPFL, Lausanne
2020 “On peut voir dans ses yeux”, collective publication, result of a workshop with Myriam Ziehli, Vevey
2020 “9=7”, collective publication, result of a workshop with André Cepeda, between Lisbon and Vevey
2020 “L’été sans fin”, exhibition and publication, Espace Doret, Festival Images Vevey
2019 Selected for the CEPV open doors exhibition, Vevey
2019 “Liquid Norms”, self-published book
Workshops
Asger Carlsen (DK) / Eric Nehr (FR) / Geert Goiris (BE) / Cécile Hesse et Gaël Romier (FR) / Peter Puklus (HU) / Vanessa Winship (GB) / Flurina Rothenberger (CH) / Awoiska Van Der Molen (NL) / Rudolf Steiner (CH) / Benoît Jeannet (CH) / Loose Joints (GB) / Regine Petersen (DE) / Stefan Burger (DE) / Anne Golaz (CH) / Elina Brotherus (FI) / Reiner Riedler (AT) / Yann Gross (CH) / Andre Cepeda (PT) / Laia Abril (ES)
2022 Upcoming show, Urgent Paradise, Lausanne
2022 “Take a picture, it will last longer”, Théâtre de Vidy x CEPV, Espace Doret, Vevey
2021 PhotoSCHWEIZ, Hall 550, Zürich-Oerlikon
2021 “Prairie”, self-published book
2021 “ECHO”, diploma exhibition, Espace Doret, Vevey
2021 “The (Real) Book”, publication, EPFL, Lausanne
2020 “On peut voir dans ses yeux”, collective publication, result of a workshop with Myriam Ziehli, Vevey
2020 “9=7”, collective publication, result of a workshop with André Cepeda, between Lisbon and Vevey
2020 “L’été sans fin”, exhibition and publication, Espace Doret, Festival Images Vevey
2019 Selected for the CEPV open doors exhibition, Vevey
2019 “Liquid Norms”, self-published book
Workshops
Asger Carlsen (DK) / Eric Nehr (FR) / Geert Goiris (BE) / Cécile Hesse et Gaël Romier (FR) / Peter Puklus (HU) / Vanessa Winship (GB) / Flurina Rothenberger (CH) / Awoiska Van Der Molen (NL) / Rudolf Steiner (CH) / Benoît Jeannet (CH) / Loose Joints (GB) / Regine Petersen (DE) / Stefan Burger (DE) / Anne Golaz (CH) / Elina Brotherus (FI) / Reiner Riedler (AT) / Yann Gross (CH) / Andre Cepeda (PT) / Laia Abril (ES)