Philosopher and writer, André Barata is an associate professor at the University of Beira Interior, where he directs the PhD program in Philosophy and coordinates the Praxis – Philosophy, Politics, and Culture Research Unit. His academic interests include social and political philosophy, existential thought, and phenomenological psychology. He has authored several essays, including Metáforas da Consciência (2000), Mente e Consciência (2009), Primeiras Vontades (2012), E se parássemos de sobreviver (2018), and O desligamento do mundo e a questão do humano (2020).

Liliana Coutinho is a curator and program coordinator for Debates and Conferences at Culturgest. She was part of the curatorial team for the INDEX 2022 Art and Technology Festival. Holding a PhD in Aesthetics and Art Sciences from the University of Paris 1, she is a researcher at I.H.C. – FCSH/UNL. She co-edited the book Paisagens Imprevistas (2020) and has published several works, including “O delicado fio do comum” in André Guedes, Ensaios para uma antológica, Kunsthalle Lissabon and Cura Books, 2016; “L’objet: ni un fétiche ni une preuve, mais un don pour la performance” in Performance Vie d’Archive, Les presses du réel, 2014; “O Coro, outra vez” in Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker em Lisboa, INCM, 2013; “On the utility of a universal’s fiction” in Gimme Shelter: Global Discourses in Aesthetics, Amsterdam University Press, 2013; and “Hearing our pathway – A Sensuous Walk” in Mobility and Fantasy in Visual Culture, Routledge, 2013. She is a guest lecturer in the Postgraduate Program in Art Curatorship at FCSH/UNL.