Rui Soares Costa (b.1981) has an academic and professional background at the intersection of art and science. He received an education as a visual artist and scientist. He studied Painting at Ar.Co, Lisbon while completing a degree in Social Psychology. He later completed a PhD and post-doctorate between Portugal and the USA.
Since 2013, he has been working exclusively as a visual artist. He lives and works in Lisbon.
Rui Soares Costa’s artistic work stems from his background as a researcher and his area of expertise. He has long been interested in cognitive processes such as perception and memory, as well as cognitive neuroscience. In his practice as an artist, Rui Soares Costa brings together a range of knowledge, tools, methods, and mechanisms from various disciplines, fields, and domains. He combines them with influences from contemporary literature, music, and cinema.
