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Photography Exhibitions 2026

A presentation of photography works in exhibitions that stand out for their exploration of the relationship between the physical body and the world of the image. Within this context, we have ‘IMPOSSIBLE SHADOWS’, through which we provide a platform to promote emerging photographers in the city’s galleries.

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De Arte para Arte

Leonor Cardoso (PT)

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19th November to 3rd December

Espaço Santa Catarina

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A project exploring the relationship with the female body, questioning whether it should be hidden and feared or accepted and valued.

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Fim e Eco

Diogo Maître  (PT)

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19th November to 3rd December

Espaço Santa Catarina​​

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True harmony does not lie in the stillness of the simulacrum, but rather in the organic spiral of growth and decay, where each number, like each living being, depends on what came before, in a reciprocal encounter between beings.

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O Som das Paredes

Madalena Costa (PT)

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19th November to 3rd December

Espaço Santa Catarina​​

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Through black-and-white images of interior spaces, everyday objects and fragments of domestic life, it explores the tension between what is visible and what remains hidden.

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O Vazio

João Boal (PT)

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19th November to 3rd December

Espaço Santa Catarina​

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Through macro photography and the transformation of everyday materials, the images evoke the universe as a metaphor for silence, introspection and solitude.

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Collar-Gen

Lizzie Johnstone & Eloïse Frey (UK)

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19th November to 3rd December

Espaço Cultural Mercês

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Inspired by editorial styles, social masks, and apocalyptic sentiments within a Western capitalist society.

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Preto sobre Preto

Ana Soares (PT)

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25th November to 11th December 

Espaço Cultural Mercês

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The female figure struggles against herself, completely naked, gradually turning black in an attempt to erase herself, blending into the already black background.

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New Energy

Mircea Albutiu (RO)

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25th November to 11th December 

Espaço Cultural Mercês

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Where tradition intersects with experimentation, and the precision of classical technique gives way to a freer, more instinctive energy.

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Paisagens

Eva Chabert (PT)

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19th November to 3rd December

Espaço Santa Catarina​​

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Physical proximity and contact with the skin play a central role in the visual language, exploring intimacy and vulnerability as dimensions of both individual and shared experience.

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Escapismo

Alice Portilho (PT)

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3rd to 18th December 

FBAUL - Faculdade de Belas-Artes

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It represents a journey towards the freedom to be oneself, to understand one's true essence and to follow one's own path.

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Reação Espacial

Maria Félix (PT)

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3rd to 18th December 

FBAUL - Faculdade de Belas-Artes

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Exploration of the chemigram technique through chemical reactions on photographic paper, creating abstract images inspired by the cosmos and galaxies.

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Sience

Maria Brites (PT)

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3rd to 18th December 

FBAUL - Faculdade de Belas-Artes​

 

An exploration of inner turmoil, the difficulty of expressing thoughts and the distance between what we show and what we feel.

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Threshold of Shadow

Emilia Blackbox (AR)

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3rd to 18th December 

FBAUL - Faculdade de Belas-Artes 

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An exploration of the relationship between the moving body, light, and darkness in the submerged space of a cenote.​

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