CONDOR: An Evening with João Pina

CONDOR is a tribute to the victims of Operation Condor, a secret military plan to annihilate political opposition to military dictatorships in South America during the 1970s. The regime’s effort to silence their own citizens resulted in an estimated 60,000 victims. João Pina spent nine years tracing Condor’s shadows, producing a body of work to show what is left from the dirty war years.

This free lecture will be followed by a book signing in the gallery. Visit the link below to get your complimentary tickets.

About João Pina

João Pina was born to a very political family in Lisbon in 1980, when Portuguese democracy was still young. He started working as a photographer at the age of 18. He earned a degree in marketing administration and later graduated from ICP's Photojournalism and Documentary Photography program. Passionate about the world, he has focused on under-reported stories for the past 16 years. He has been based mostly in Latin America for the past decade, focusing largely on long-term projects about political transitions and human rights violations.

In 2007, along with Rui Daniel Galiza, he published his first book, Por teu livre pensamento, which features the stories of 25 former Portuguese political prisoners. In 2014, he finished his longest personal project and published his second book, Condor.

He has received the Moving Walls 21 (2014), SPA Award (2012), Estação Imagem Grant (2010), and PDN Photo Annual (2010), among other recognitions. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Time Magazine, Newsweek, Stern, GEO, El Pais Semanal, La Vanguardia Magazine, D Magazine, Io Donna, Days Japan, Expresso, and Visão, among other publications. His work has been exhibited museums and galleries around the world.