VÍTOR RAMALHOSA FERREIRA // ARCHIVE

// LATEST PROJECTS

// NARRATIVE

[ PROLOGUE ]

THE ARTIST, THE POET, THE WRITER, THOSE WHO QUESTION:

ALL ARE HUNTERS OF SIMULACRA, TIRELESS CALCULATORS OF IMPROBABILITIES.

DOVES OR VULTURES, FRAGILE CANARIES, OR HIDDEN BLACKBIRDS, THEY RASP, RIP, REND, ALWAYS GNAWING THEIR OWN CLAWS.

THE INVISIBLE WITHIN THEM THEN EMERGES.

O ARTISTA, O POETA, O ESCRITOR, OS QUE PERGUNTAM:

TODOS SÃO CAÇADORES DE SIMULACROS, INCANSÁVEIS CALCULADORES DE IMPROBABILIDADES.

POMBAS OU ABUTRES, FRÁGEIS CANÁRIOS OU ESCONDIDOS MELROS, RASPAM, RASGAM, ROMPEM, SEMPRE ROENDO AS SUAS PRÓPRIAS GARRAS.

O INVISÍVEL QUE HÁ NELES ENTÃO EMERGE.

— ANA HATHERLY

[ BIOGRAPHY ]

BETWEEN THE (IN)VISIBLE. I am interested, above all, in what resists immediate explanation: how forms, words, and numbers elude capture.

[ 2011 — 2022 ]

For a decade, I researched the intersections of literature and the visual arts. I earned my Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD at the University of Porto, navigating the boundaries between text and image, essay and poetry, fragment and form.

[ 2022 — PRESENT ]

Closing one chapter to open another, I immersed myself in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. I was captivated by the prospect of interpreting the world through new syntaxes, without sacrificing a sense of doubt, rhythm, or restlessness.

I cultivate a porous intelligence: one that observes before concluding, distrusts before accepting. One that listens. I work through the senses—aware they may deceive, yet trusting they provide a necessary intuition to unfold. This space is an archive in the making. A fold between languages. A place where thought is rehearsed.

Identity Topology

// CONSTELLATION

NOESIS

The Theorist

Subject:

PhD Comparative Literature

PhD in Intermedial Studies. Research focused on the tension between photography and literature. Analyzed works of Fernando Lemos and Rui Nunes to understand how visual media constructs narrative truth.

REF: NOESIS

POIESIS

The Alchemist

Subject:

Generative AI

Applied Generative AI. Member of NLP Group at INESC TEC. Developing methods to map the political landscape of TikTok, moving beyond analysis to engagement ideation and classification.

REF: POIESIS

TECHNE

The Builder

Subject:

Machine Learning Engineering

Data Science & Engineering. Proficient in Python, C, and SQL. Focus on containerization and reproducible data pipelines for scientific research.

REF: TECHNE

LOGOS

The Linguist

Subject:

Polyglot & Poet

Translator & Polyglot. Mastery in English and Spanish; functional French, German, Italian. Freelance translator and critical reviewer of literary manuscripts since 2015.

REF: LOGOS

EIKON

The Observer

Subject:

Visual Arts

Visual Documentation. Co-creator of 4.48 Psychosis visual performance and Agon photo essay. Using photography to catalog performance, texture, and decay.

REF: EIKON

TAXIS

The Curator

Subject:

Editorial Architecture

Editorial Architecture. Co-founder of SKHEMA and ESC:ALA. Structuring academic journals and anthologies, reducing multi-author chaos to thematic order.

REF: TAXIS

AISTHESIS

The Sensualist

Subject:

Somatic Aesthetics

Certified Sensory Analysis. WSET Level 2. Formalized training in sensory perception. Validating that detecting nuance in data uses the same muscle as detecting nuance in the physical world.

REF: AISTHESIS

ASKESIS

The Stoic

Subject:

Endurance Running

Endurance Protocol. EDP Porto Marathon (2022) and multiple Half Marathons. Physical baseline proving capacity for long-term commitment and resilience in high-pressure environments.

REF: ASKESIS

The Polymath

Specialization is a lens, not a limit. This constellation maps the trajectory between a PhD in Comparative Literature and a BSc in Artificial Intelligence. It is not a hierarchy of skills, but a topology of how critical theory, code, language, and endurance intersect to form a cohesive practice.

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