FOCO - ECHOES OF MODERN LIFE

Date and time

02 Oct 2026 · 13:03

Venue

Museum

Location

Porto

Type

Exhibition

Claudia Rocha (Porto, 1984) is a photographer specialising in interior and portrait photography, working between the United Kingdom and Portugal. With a background in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP) and a Master’s degree in Cinematography from Goldsmiths, University of London, her work explores the theme of identity, drawing on narrative and storytelling techniques to tell stories of people and explore unique spaces. It was within this context that she sought to capture the invisible: the memories and architecture that once shaped the Foco Complex, comprising the Tivoli Hotel, the Club and the Cinema Estúdio Foco. In this series, her gaze is drawn to what remains, imagining what once was, the people who passed through these spaces, and those who, in some way, continue to inhabit them. The photographer sought to explore the architecture of Agostinho Ricca, co authored by João Serôdio and José Carlos Magalhães Carneiro, and reveal its language. Wood, concrete and brick – materials that feature prominently in the built environment – are some of the elements that characterise the Foco Complex. As she made her way through the buildings, sh