Raquel Amorim’s first solo exhibition takes as its starting point a contemporary question that continues to haunt us: to what extent can we trust what we see?

In her works, light is not projected from an external source. It emanates from each piece, passing through planes, edges and corners and extending into the surrounding space.

Encountering this light is a physical experience: colour touches the walls, brightness changes with distance, and the viewer’s body becomes part of what they see. There is therefore no privileged viewpoint. What is revealed depends on where each person stands, and a single step is enough for a seemingly defined form to become a new, living body.

The artist’s enquiry lies in this relationship between precision of construction and instability of perception. Geometry, the choice of materials and the arrangement of the works follow a precise intention, yet what emerges from them eludes any definitive interpretation. What appears stable changes with movement; what seemed self-evident ceases to be so with a shift in perspective. Control does not eliminate uncertainty; on the contrary, it creates the conditions for it to emerge. The work thus extends beyond its material presence, unfolding through the experience of those who encounter it.

The exhibition was conceived as a journey. Space becomes fragmented, and the works gradually reveal themselves, inviting visitors to approach, move around them and change position. There is no single way to navigate Where Light Allows. Each viewer constructs their own experience, making every visit a unique journey.

Raquel Amorim
Lisbon, 2026