Espaço MIRA
Espaço MIRA , located at number 159 on Rua de Miraflor, is a gallery fundamentally linked to photography and its relationship with other arts and knowledge. It is with the artistic direction of José Maia that an exhibition program is being developed in which an “thinking the expanded field of photography”, that is, to reflect photography in its multiple aspects. Conferences, film and performance cycles and exhibitions of artists’ books help to create a critical reflection on the place and role of photography inscribed in the city and in today’s world. Artist residencies are also an important component of MIRA’s intervention. The gallery searches to always establish close relationships with the community and its institutions. The diversity of proposals and artistic expressions, the presence of works by artists from different generations has been one of the characteristics of Espaço MIRA’s intervention.