A Conversation about Agustina with Dália Dias and Luísa Ferreira

In the context of the exhibition "A Dog That Dreams" - Agustina, we propose a conversation with two women who, in different ways, focus on the writer: Luísa Ferreira, a photographer, and Dália Dias, a literature specialist.

Both women have personally interacted with Agustina, which will be a good stimulus for a conversation about the person and her work.

DÁLIA DIAS

PhD in Contemporary Portuguese Literature from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2004), with the thesis "Dissident Writing – Autobiography of Ruben A." (Assírio & Alvim, 2005). She holds a Master's degree in Modern and Contemporary Romance Literature and a Bachelor's degree in Modern Languages ​​and Literature from the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto.

She was a secondary school teacher and lecturer in Film Narrative at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. She was a member of the FCT research group at the University of Aveiro (2005–2010), where she supervised doctoral students.

With extensive experience as a trainer in Communication and Portuguese Literature, she has distinguished herself in the design of cultural projects, itineraries, and initiatives to promote reading and creative writing, combining research, creation, and cultural intervention.

LUÍSA FERREIRA

Independent photographer, Master in Design and Visual Culture – Photography Studies, from ESD/IADE-U (2011). Her perspective, in which enchantment and a documentary sense coexist, gives rise to precise images yet open to dreams, to sensitive and unique captures of moments and environments. Winner of the 2025 Authors Award, Visual Arts, with her exhibition "Intimidade" (Intimacy), Casa da Avenida (2024). Her most recent exhibition, "The Dog That Dreams – Agustina," is part of the Encontros da Imagem 2025, on display at MIRA Galerias | MIRA FORUM. Her Polaroids, "Separadores da RTP2," have been on display since February 2025. Her most recent exhibitions are "Loreto" at SNBA (2022); and "A Ciência Cura" (Science Heals), curated by David Santos at the Museum of Neo-Realism, 2022-2023. Matters, XYZ Books, 2022, and Science Heals: Knowledge in the fight against Covid-19 in Portugal (2020), INCM/FCT/MCTES, 2021, are her latest published books. She received the 2019 Authors' Award, Visual Arts, Best Photography Work for her exhibition "branco" (white), at the Monumental Gallery (2018), a series developed from self-portraits to construct the notion of identity fiction, which included the publication of an artist's book. She was part of the exhibition Au Féminin. Women Photographing Women 1849-2009, curated by Jorge Calado (Centre Culturel FCG, Paris, 2009).

The exhibition, part of the Encontros da Imagem 2025, is on display until October 31st, Wednesday to Friday, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm.