Directing
Pat Janeiro
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Pat Janeiro is a poet, visual artist and filmmaker currently living in Rotterdam, NL. Janeiro grew up in the 80s in Lisbon, PT, and has a Sociology and Fine Arts studies background. Janeiro's work is mostly improvised and experimental, rooted in lived experiences, and often developed through collaborative practices. Their most recent film works took the form of projection installation and performance.
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Behind the camera
A performance blending 16mm film, sound loops, music and spoken word. In collaboration with Mariëtte Groot, Janeiro creates a rich soundscape that moves fluidly from karaoke recordings and breathing exercises to synths and acoustic instruments. The visuals depict everyday social life, interwoven with sudden, inexplicable mysteries, drawing on gothic themes, with transformation and death as central elements. These are portrayed in a raw, visceral way, heightening the piece’s unsettling yet playful atmosphere.
No one’s fault, not really
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A performance blending 16mm film, sound loops, music and spoken word. In collaboration with Mariëtte Groot, Janeiro creates a rich soundscape that moves fluidly from karaoke recordings and breathing exercises to synths and acoustic instruments. The visuals depict everyday social life, interwoven with sudden, inexplicable mysteries, drawing on gothic themes, with transformation and death as central elements. These are portrayed in a raw, visceral way, heightening the piece’s unsettling yet playful atmosphere.
No one’s fault, not really
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