How to build a telescope

Carlos Trancoso

Nominated by

2022

‘How to Build a Telescope´ is constructed around a found book and set in a small and isolated village where creativity and invention find its maximum expression of freedom. The project addresses the importance of reshaping the future of technology against mass production, proposing a reconnection between user, creator, and creations. The title, directly translated from the found book, embodies the concept of a specific type of technology (a telescope) that is originally designed to be used outside noisy urban areas. The idea of building an amateur telescope evokes the juxtaposition between cosmos and mundane life. This project was selected to produce a unique photobook and a custom-made digital platform by the transnational european project Intergalactica.

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Carlos Trancoso

Nominated in

2022

Bienal Fotografia do Porto

Lives and Works in

Porto

Carlos Trancoso, a portuguese visual artist based in Porto, uses the photographic gaze in a critical perspective on the way the human being relates to technology. His work aims to challenge established patterns of both interaction and creation of images in contemporary society. Although he uses fictional approaches, his work intermingles with a documental photography language, creating cameraless images, mixed media and computer generated images. He is a founding member of Barda collective, which utilizes visual arts to foster social cohesion. He has exhibited at festivals such as Photoalicante, Backlight (2020), Photo Open Up, f/est Amarante (2022), Athens Digital Arts Festival (2023), Bienal da Maia (2021/2023) and Bienal de Fotografia do Porto (2025) . His works have also been exhibited in spaces such as Galeria FFAC, Galeria Dentro and MIRA FORUM in Porto, Casa do Capitão and XYZ Books in Lisbon and El Local in Madrid.