The Paradoxical Image: Francisco Afonso Chaves (1857-1926)

S&I Media’16 Conference delegates will be offered a guided tour to the exhibition “The Paradoxical Image: Francisco Afonso Chaves (1857-1926)” held at Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado (MNAC).

This exhibition presents for the first time the stereoscopic photographs of Francisco Afonso Chaves, an Azorean naturalist scientist who established a rare and creative dialogue between art and science, representation and visual perception, having been one of the most original contributions to the history of Portuguese photography.

October 28th, 18:30
Free entry. Registration at the Conference registration desk closes one hour before the event start.

Curators

• Victor dos Reis
• Emilia Tavares