PROJECTS

This year the artist takes part in the Environmental Education Activities of the Blue Flag Program in Portel, Alentejo, celebrating four decades of commitment to environmental quality, sustainability, and coastal protection. The theme for 2026 — “40 Things from Your Beach You Want to See in 40 Years” — invites communities to look ahead and imagine which natural, cultural, and emotional elements they hope to preserve for the future. Through artistic interpretation and public p

A new artistic–scientific collaboration between the artist and INESC TEC in Porto (PT), one of Portugal’s leading research institutes in technology and engineering, explores how human presence and AI can coexist within experimental research environments. "The Hard-Boiled Paradox" develops a dynamic system in which human and non‑human processes continuously respond to one another in real time, creating shifting conditions for observation, interaction, and emergent behaviour. T

These sessions invite participants into a sensory and expressive exploration of color and materiality. Inspired by artists who work with thick layers of paint and apply pure color directly onto the canvas, it focuses on freeing the gesture, embracing spontaneity, and cultivating a state of presence, intuition, and visual pleasure. Rather than academic rules, the emphasis is on experiencing color as a living substance and allowing painting to emerge from movement, emotion, and

An Exploration of Trash inspects the paradox of contemporary consumer society: a system driven by constant acquisition, where objects are rapidly replaced and excess becomes inevitable. The exhibition questions: what happens to what is left behind? what happens to what is discarded, forgotten, or deemed no longer useful? Rather than treating waste as an endpoint, the artist approaches it as a site of possibility. Materials displaced by newer purchases — cardboard, paper, gl

Concepts, techniques, and materiality behind An Exploration of Trash solo exhibition at the Espinho Municipal Museum. On Nova Radio Station GPS Program, Isa Magalhães shared the genesis of the exhibition and the Lab's creative process.

Isa Magalhães is interviewed by journalist Sónia Lobo Silva about the exhibition An Exploration of Trash . The artist talks about her project at the Espinho Municipal Museum. Live on RTP (National TV), offering a first glimpse of the artist solo exhibition. Watch on YouTube

Isa Magalhães is interviewed for RTP1 regarding the exhibition An Exploration of Trash . The artist discusses the urgency of the theme and art's role in social and environmental awareness. Listen to the full interview here:

In 2024, Phoenix was awarded the Artistic Achievement Award by La Pinacothèque Museum, Luxembourg, recognising the work’s artistic vision, material innovation, and technical excellence. Phoenix stands as a large-scale sculptural work measuring approximately 1.5 × 1.5 × 1 metres (L × W × H) and weighing 200 kg. The sculpture is constructed on a robust structure of fibreglass and finished with high-resistance Portuguese ceramic and glass mosaic elements. Conceived using durab

O Mar Não Tem Limites is an artistic circuit and environmental project developed within the Blue Flag Programme of Espinho in Portugal. Taking place throughout the city during 2024, the project combines beach clean-up actions, public art installations, and participatory artistic processes, positioning the ocean as a central object for cultural dialogue, civic engagement, and environmental awareness. Rooted in contemporary environmental challenges, the project addresses the i

Mar de Cores is the third stop of the O Mar Não Tem Limites route, as part of the city-wide artistic circuit. This installation combines art and environmental awareness, displaying a visual reflection on the impact of marine pollution, particularly the infiltration of plastics into fishing environments. The installation consists of a fifteen-meters long, suspended, brightly colored fishing net, crafted from recycled materials and painted in vibrant hues. This net stretch ac