Mark Curran is a researcher-activist and educator based in Berlin and Dublin.

Informed by visual anthropology and incorporating multi-media installation, he has undertaken a cycle of significant long-term projects critically addressing the predatory impact of migrations of global capital: Southern Cross (1999-2001), The Breathing Factory (2002-2006), Ausschnitte aus EDEN/Extracts from EDEN (2003-2009) and The Market (2010-2019). All three major bodies of work were premiered at Photo Museum Ireland (formerly Gallery of Photography). Installations include Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris (2014), Noorderlicht, Netherlands (2015 & 2019), Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto (2016), Athens Biennale (2017), Le Bleu du Ciel, Lyon (2017), Krakow Photomonth (2018), Ballarat Biennale, Australia (2019) and Museum of Capitalism (Oakland, 2017 & New York City, 2019).

Curran holds a practice-led PhD, Lecturer, BA (Hons) Photography and Postgraduate Supervisor, Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT), Dublin. Since 2011, he has been Visiting Professor, MA Visual & Media Anthropology, Freie Universität Berlin. His work is held in the National Photography Collection at Photo Museum Ireland.