Inauguration | 3rd December| 7PM
4th November to 18th December | Monday to Friday
FBAUL - Faculdade de Belas-Artes da UL | Free Entrace
An exploration of the relationship between the moving body, light, and darkness within the submerged space of a cenote.
Rather than presenting dance as a sequence of finished poses, the photographic series captures moments of transition in which the dancer moves through a space shaped by a vertical beam of natural light. The cenote becomes an unconventional stage where depth replaces the familiar horizontal plane of theatrical performance, and the relationship between the body and its surroundings continually shifts.
Across the images, the dancer remains a visible presence, yet her relationship with the space changes. Within the darkness, against the illuminated beam, or at the point where light and shadow intersect, the body acquires different visual weight and spatial meaning. Light becomes more than a means of illumination: it shapes how movement, scale, and presence are perceived.
Through these suspended moments, Threshold of Shadow explores the tension between visibility and obscurity, control and uncertainty, and the body as a moving presence within a space that resists conventional orientation.
Photography, Art Direction | Emilia Acosta - Black Box photography
Interpretation | Kristina Makushenko
Assistant | Oscar kubab
Argentinian underwater photographer based in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, with eleven years of experience working across marine and freshwater environments. With a background in Audiovisual Communication from the National University of La Plata, Argentina, she has developed a photographic practice shaped by a sustained exploration of the underwater world and its distinctive visual language.
Her work is driven by an interest in how water transforms…