Alexandre Estrela
MNAC: Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado
Though his production also encompasses photography, drawing, sculpture, and installation, video remains Alexandre Estrela’s preferred medium. It is the creation of images in general, and the process underlying imagemaking in a technological age in particular, that interests him. Estrela therefore uses common audiovisual equipment such as TV sets and camcorders, exploring their technical qualities, both in analog and digital terms, for the creation of his works. For instance, in TV’s Back, 1995, a television set displays an image of its own back, and in One in a Million (Version Two), 2003, a