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The plasticity of generative artificial intelligence in materialized artistic practice. case study ‘in/visibilidades no feminino 2.0’.
Publication . Palma, Celia; Carvalho, Isabel Cristina; Tavares, Mirian
This article offers a critical examination of the convergence between art and technology, exploring how the generative plasticity of Artificial Intelligence reconfigures emerging artistic practices. It analyses the transformations introduced by Generative Artificial Intelligence, which metamorphoses modes of expression, production, and authorship while simultaneously enabling the subversion of hegemonic narratives and the emergence of new digital aesthetics. The analysis focuses on the materialisation of artistic artefacts through generative processes, with particular emphasis on the case study in/visibilidades no feminino 2.0, an experimental project that employs GenAI as a device for the symbolic recomposition of female identity, supported by ethnographic imagery and critical mediation strategies. The results demonstrate that GenAI can operate as an agent of co-authorship and interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering the reinscription of gendered subjectivities and opening space for new forms of representativity in contemporary art. Informed by Donna Haraway’s posthumanist perspective [1], this reflection problematises the relations between technology, hybridity, and identity construction, highlighting generative plasticity as a field of aesthetic experimentation and sociocultural transformation.
Subjective views: video art as a mirror of culture and artistic performance
Publication . Henriques, Pedro Miguel; Jorge Agostinho Alves da Veiga, Pedro
This article proposes the concept of documentary video art through the analysis of the role of subjectivity in videographic works of a documentary nature, as a record of artistic and cultural performances, demonstrating how the authorial perspective can enrich this type of record and broaden its interpretive horizons. Through a theoretical approach and the analysis of three case studies, Moon Moth Bed by Virginia L. Montgomery, A Love Song for Latasha by Sophia Nahli Allison, and Consonant Camera by E. V. Aleksandrov, the study explores how video art integrates documentary fidelity, poetic narrative, and aesthetic innovation. The concepts of the Consonant Camera, fragmented visual memories, and natural metaphors illustrate strategies that combine ethics, creativity, and cultural sensitivity. It is argued that video art, by transcending the boundaries between art and documentation, is an essential medium for preserving intangible cultural heritage and constructing narratives that blend critical reflection and aesthetic experience.
Digital masks: reimagining digital media for co-presence with the kogi
Publication . Šnajberková, Jaroslava; Bidarra, José; Tavares, Mirian
This paper presents an art-based research on digital media and indigenous communities. It departs from Kogi sacred masks to discuss community life and how digital media can serve as a relational, ethically attuned environment for engaging with indigenous communities in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. Grounded in visual ethnography, autoethnography, and analogue photography, the project explores how image-making may shift from mere acts of capture to practices of co-presence, inner silence, and respectful withholding. The work draws from the story of two sacred ritual masks repatriated from Berlin to the Kogi in 2023, using them as both material artefacts and conceptual metaphors for opacity, sovereignty, and spiritual integrity. Through digital fragments, ambient sound, underexposed imagery, and poetic interruption, the digital arts project challenges conventional representation and contributes to a decolonial visual methodology rooted in care and attentiveness.
Salinity-induced modulation of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in lavandula viridis and thymus lotocephalus
Publication . Paixão Mansinhos, Inês Filipa; Gonçalves, Sandra; Rodríguez Solana, Raquel; Pereira-Caro, Gema; Romano, Anabela
Mediterranean Lamiaceae species are important sources of bioactive compounds with potential applications in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. In the present
study, controlled salinity was evaluated as a biotechnological elicitation strategy to enhance the accumulation of bioactive metabolites in two species, Lavandula viridis and Thymus
lotocephalus, cultured in vitro. Morphological, biochemical and metabolic responses of shoots grown for seven weeks in culture medium containing four NaCl concentrations
(0, 25, 50, or 75 mM) were assessed. Mild salinity (25 mM NaCl) stimulated shoot growth in both species, whereas higher salt concentrations progressively reduced growth. Salinity
induced oxidative stress, as indicated by elevated malondialdehyde (MDA) levels at 25 mM NaCl in both species, while hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) exhibited contrasting patterns,
decreasing with increasing salinity in L. viridis but peaking at 50 mM NaCl in T. lotocephalus. Salt stress caused reductions in photosynthetic pigments, phenolic compounds,
antioxidant capacity (DPPH, FRAP, ABTS, and ORAC), and overall metabolic performance in L. viridis, indicating limited tolerance to salinity. Conversely, T. lotocephalus displayed
greater metabolic plasticity, characterized by increased levels of phenolic compounds, particularly rosmarinic acid and its derivatives, and higher antioxidant activity of the extracts,
as well as the accumulation of proline and soluble sugars. These findings demonstrate marked species-specific differences in salinity responses and identify controlled salinity as
an effective elicitation strategy to sustainably produce high-value bioactive compounds in T. lotocephalus.
Book of Abstracts Blue Think Conference 2026: 7th Blue Think Conference
Publication . Deguette, Alizé; Franzl, Carolin; Castro, Daniela; Gonçalves, Diana; Monteiro, João; Ponnet, Sari
It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome you to the University of Algarve for this year's Blue Think Conference (BTC). For the first time, BTC is relocating from Matosinhos to Faro, in a symbolic gesture that reflects the strengthening collaboration within CIMAR-LA, the Associated Laboratory that brings together CIIMAR and CCMAR, and their respective PhD student committees.
This conference represents more than just a change of scenery. It is a recognition that marine science thrives on diversity of perspectives, approaches, and places. By alternating between the northern and southern coasts of Portugal, we celebrate the richness of our shared research community while honoring the distinct identities of our two research centres.
As early-career researchers, you are the heartbeat of our research centres and of this conference. Whether you are presenting your first poster, delivering an oral presentation, or simply engaging in the conversations that unfold during coffee breaks, you are contributing to something larger than yourself. You are shaping the future of marine science. The challenges we face—biodiversity loss, climate change, the sustainable use of ocean resources—are complex and urgent. They demand interdisciplinary thinking, bold ideas, and collaborative spirit. What better space to cultivate these qualities than a conference designed by and for students?
We are honored to host an inspiring lineup of keynote speakers, each bringing a unique perspective to our three thematic sessions. From fish nutrition to drug delivery, from multiple stressors to ecosystem services, their journeys remind us that scientific excellence is built on curiosity, perseverance, and the willingness to cross disciplinary boundaries.