Lisbon, July 1994

Lived in Rio de Janeiro, London, Rome, Paris and currently based in Lisbon

With a degree in international relations and political science (Lisbon) and a focus on the thematic of “violence, conflict and development" (London), followed by a transition to Photography at Ar.Co school of arts and visual communication (Lisbon), Maria's observer and intuitive look reflects her thirst and urgency to understand and learn about and from the realities that surround her, in a way that is lighter than it appears to be. Whether in the Democratic Republic of Congo or in her more intimate surroundings in Portugal, Maria questions that same apprehended reality or how society wants to define it, politically and socially. Maria's visual expression reflects her spontaneous and sensory character on perceiving authentic elements and environments, alive and moving, surrounding her

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