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OF VISUAL ARTIST
JOÃO DELFIM

PRINTMAKING / ART DIRECTION / VIDEO / POETRY


EMAIL joaopedrodelfim@gmail.com
PHONE +33 (0)6 41 93 42 71

INSTAGRAM @circus_of_my_mind
INSTAGRAM @joaodelfimvideo
VIMEO Vimeo Portfolio



SKILLS

CREATIVE / ART DIRECTION
PRINTMAKING
ILLUSTRATION / GRAPHIC DESIGN
EDITORIAL DESIGN
FILMMAKING / DIRECTION
DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY
POST-PRODUCTION / EDITING
ANALOG / DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Based in Paris, João Delfim is a visual artist, art director and poet originally from Porto, Portugal. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Printmaking from the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, he has developed a series of self-publications, using traditional etching techniques to create handcrafted artist books and zines as illustrated, two-dimensional worlds for his poetry. As an emerging printmaker and editorial designer, João draws inspiration from the vintage zine aesthetic and his work often references coming-of-age and homoerotic themes in Western cinema and television culture (John Greyson, Edmund White, Oscar Wilde).

Born in a fishing town in the north of Portugal, where he lived until he was eighteen years old, João’s work often references Portuguese literature and his hometown’s folklore — notably relating to aquatic themes. As an experimental videographer and creative director, João specialises in music video direction and visual collaborations with musicians and performers, in which his passion for both Cinema and Printmaking come together to serve his progressive building of a baroque and magical visual universe of his own.
SELF-PUBLICATIONS/ARTIST BOOKS

︎︎︎ I WOULD RECOGNIZE THOSE ABS ANYWHERE

Artist Book/Fanzine, 2024

︎︎︎ BLOW ME: POEMS FOR POSTERS ON A WALL

Artist Book, 2024

︎︎︎ WATERWAYS AND FISHERIES: A COLLECTION OF POEMS AND SHANTIES BY SUNFLOWER
Artist Book, 2023

︎︎︎ WATERWAYS AND FISHERIES
Collection of Micro-Publications, 2022

WARLOCKS AND WITCHES JOIN MORTALS IN A WALTZ
Ensemble of Postcards, 2021

TOWARDS THE SWAMP
Collection of Prints, 2021

︎︎︎ THE BRIGHTEST STAR
Artist Book, 2021

︎︎︎ SWIMMING
Artist Book, 2019


EXHIBITIONS

LAURÉAT BOURSE FANZINE
AFAGP (Société des auteurs dans les arts graphiques et plastiques), 2024

REGARDS EN BOUQUET
Solo Show, Centre d’Animation Censier, Paris, 2023

RÉTROSPECTIVE EPI’SOL
Group Show, Mairie du 5ème arrondissement, Paris, 2022

GRAVE!
Group Show, Galerie Jules Bossert, Besançon, 2021

GARÇONS-FLEURS EN COULISSES
Duo Show, Episol, Paris, 2021


VIDEOGRAPHY

FLOCON: LA PISCINE AUX SECRETS
Music Video, 2024

FLOCON: BAIGNOIRE BLEUE
Music Video, 2023

FLOCON: LIVE SUR LE BALCON
Acoustic Live Session, 2023

︎︎︎ FLOCON: LE MAL DU PAYS
Music Video, 2023

BELLO COME TE
Experimental Short Film, 2023
(Concept, direction with Bilal Alami Badissi)


PRESS

︎︎︎ CELEBRATING THE MOMENT OF GAY AWAKENING
Interview for 10 BOOKS 10 COLORS, 2024

︎︎︎ FLOCON EN 10 QUESTIONS
Article on ExtraVaFrench, 2024
(photo credit, music video direction mention)

︎︎︎ COUP D’OEIL POUR BAIGNOIRE BLEUE
Article on Radio France, 2023
(photo credit, music video direction mention)



SCREENINGS

BELLO COME TE: PREMIERE
Ciné Placette, Paris, 2023



TEXT/COMMENTARY

︎︎︎ LIKE IT IS
Piece on gay coming-of-age drama Like It Is (1998)
Queer Cinema Archive, 2024

︎︎︎ THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
Piece on Hollywood classic The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Queer Cinema Archive, 2024

︎︎︎ CRUEL INTENTIONS
Piece on cult-classic Cruel Intentions (1999)
Queer Cinema Archive (Instagram), 2024


FAIRS

INDIECON: INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING FESTIVAL
Oberhafen, Hamburg, 2024

STOLEN GOODS: SUMMER BOOK FAIR
Stolen Book Bookshop, Lisbon, 2024

PARIS ASS BOOK FAIR
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2024

FANZINEIST VIENNA: ART BOOK & ZINE FAIR
Atelierhaus der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, 2024

SAINT-GERMAIN DES PRINTS 2
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2023

PARIS ASS BOOK FAIR
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2023

THE GROS MARCHÉ: ÉVÉNEMENT LGBTQI+
Ground Control, Paris, 2023

GALERIE MARCHANDE
Local du Collectif RPZ, Paris, 2022

MARCHÉ D’ILLUSTRATION HIVERNALE
Événement privé, Paris, 2022

MULTIPLE ART DAYS
Fondation Fiminco, Paris, 2022

SAINT-GERMAIN DES PRINTS
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2022

PARIS ASS BOOK FAIR
Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, 2022

LES PUCES DE L’ILLUSTRATION
Campus Fonderie de l’Image, Paris, 2021

MULTIPLE ART DAYS
Fondation Fiminco, Paris, 2021

MULTIPLE ART DAYS
Cité Griset, Paris, 2019


THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT
ALL ARTWORKS ARE ORIGINAL CREATIONS.
© 2024 JOÃO DELFIM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.


THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT

ALL ARTWORKS ARE ORIGINAL CREATIONS.
© 2024 JOÃO DELFIM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.