The future is shaped in the present. Bienal’25 Fotografia do Porto adopts the theme TOMORROW TODAY / AMANHÃ HOJE to advance a programme of critical reflection and situated action rooted in the now. TOMORROW TODAY imagines a more regenerative and interdependent world, calling for artistic and collaborative practices that engage with the urgencies of the present while rehearsing possible futures. The Bienal positions itself as a platform for study and experimentation, fostering encounters between artists, curators, and cultural, social, and governmental organisations at the intersection of artistic research, curatorial practice, and public engagement.
The programme is structured around four interconnected platforms — CONECTAR (to bridge, to exchange), SUSTENTAR (to sustain, to preserve), VIVIFICAR (to live, to stay), and EXPANDIR (to expand, to grow) — which serve as zones of enquiry for exhibitions, residencies, collaborative research, and territorial mediation. Through these platforms, the Bienal hosts practices that traverse rural and urban territories, local communities and international networks, advancing plural ways of engaging with image-making, ecology, technology, memory, and affect. Between gestures of listening, speculative approaches, and situated pedagogies, Bienal’25 Fotografia do Porto cultivates a present that is attentive, critical, and oriented towards what is yet to come.