Steve Dean Mendes was born and raised in a small town in the south of Portugal and lives in Belgium, Wichelen. He is a contemporary artist who mainly works on long-term photographic projects. Like the previous project, Emotions in between emotions, which ended with a book publication, it took 4 years to complete the project. Because of his bachelor's degree in Sociology, his vision and practice is based on scientific methodology. From a tabula rasa perspective, he deals with social issues, contemporary sociological and societal topics such as depression, self-image, social exclusion, self-mutilation and tries to give his characters a voice through art, giving them a sense of purpose and belonging. Through art, he fights against his inner traumas and tries to bring understanding to the struggles that make us human.
