Lígia Francisco

I have been always an observer and very interested in creative explorations of daily life. I became closer to photography at the age of 21, when I moved to Argentina. I took my parent's camera to share pictures of my experience abroad. I was the first one in my family to live in another country. However, I ended up registering ordinary details that made part of my life and shaped how I viewed the world and myself. Since then, I have lived in many countries, and I have used my camera to interpret daily life poetically.

This multicultural experience, combined with a nonlinear career path, led me to develop an unusual set of skills in languages, technologies, and world perspectives. Weirdly enough, it all comes together to create my projects, products, exhibits, and this website. Living between new languages and cultures has shown me photography as a powerful way to express and build who I am. I usually seek out ordinary moments or objects, small details, and patterns that compose metaphoric images. I mainly intend to draw attention to the unnoticed and unexpected beauty of mundane subjects.

I am interested in the relationship between photographic language, identity, and diversity. I am amazed by the impact art, and creative processes can have on social, racial, and gender equality changes. My artwork includes mostly still life, abstract, and street photography. I also enjoy exploring different media like videography, textile art, painting, collages, poetry etc. I have had the honor to exhibit and publish my artwork in the US, Europe, and Brazil.