澳門葡萄牙攝影藝術家韋嘉達將於三月十七日（星期四）下午六時半在全藝社舉辦「暗物質 — 韋嘉逹個人作品展」，是次個展也是作為「內象．外象」—意象藝術系列專題展覽的第一部分。
韋嘉達在成為專業建築師之前，從70年代就開始攝影，他一直使用攝影作為媒介來表達他對周圍環境的視覺印象。2006年他移居澳門，擔任本地建築項目的總經理直到今天。近年來，韋嘉達參加了各種聯展，他的攝影作品主要以風景和建築為主題。
韋嘉達是次展出其十二幅攝影作品，《暗物質》攝影系列創作於2021年新冠疫情爆發期間，當時他一直待在居住中的城市——澳門。「暗物質」是指宇宙中的一種組成部分，它的存在可以從其引力而非其亮度中辨別出來。對視覺的掌控是藝術家創造性的活動，他用難以言喻的深刻的內心衝動，建立了一個除了他自己的思想之外不存在的意象。
「暗物質— 韋嘉逹個人作品展」將於三月十七日下午六時三十分於澳門全藝社開幕。地點為澳門羅理基博士大馬路265號一樓，展覽廳開放時間為週一至週六上午十一時至下午七時，逢星期日及公眾假期休息。展期由三月十八日至四月十一日，歡迎各界人士參觀。
Macau Portuguese photography artist Francisco Antonio Ricarte will have his solo exhibition “Dark Matter – Works by Francisco Ricarte” in AFA Macau at 6:30 p.m. on March 17 (Thursday). Francisco’s upcoming exhibition at AFA is part of the “As Within, So Without” – The Art of Imagery Exhibition Series.
Prior to becoming a professional architect, Francisco Ricarte has been practising photography since the 70’s. Since then he has been using the medium as an expression of his own view on his surroundings. In 2006 he moved to Macau and worked as an architecture project manager until today. In recent years, Francisco has been participating in various group exhibitions where he presented his photography works mainly based on themes of landscape and architecture.
Francisco is presenting a series of 12 photography works in the current exhibition. The series “Dark Matter” was created in 2021 during the outbreak of COVID 19, when the artist was confined in his current resident city of Macau. “Dark Matter” refers to a component of the universe whose presence is discerned from its gravitational attraction rather than its luminosity. To manipulate a vision is the fascination of an artist, who by inner urges so profound which can hardly be described into words, builds an imagery that did not exist except in his own mind.
“Dark Matter - Works by Francisco Ricarte” is partly sponsored by the Macao Foundation. Media partners include Hoje Macau and Ponto Final. The exhibition will be opened to public from March 18 to April 11 2022.