Porto, Portugal
Alexandra was born in Porto and destiny led her to live in different places in the world, sometimes as culturally disparate as Mozambique, Lisbon, London, Miami or Madrid. In her photos she tries to convey her perception of the object she wants to portray, whether they are night scenes in urban spaces or compositions where water and light take on maximum prominence. Both themes are related in terms of the signs that the author uses to evoke her emotions: colour, movement, contrasts or the intensity of light.
In her photographs, Alexandra selects only the elements that help her to emphasize her emotions, hiding those she does not consider relevant, thus configuring a very personal interpretation in each work. In this way, the nightlife in the cities evokes a hectic pace, an invisible horizon or the contrast between the darkness of the background and the play of light. Without a doubt, the dynamism of these photographs contrasts with the stillness and serenity of his compositions of glass or water bottles, where the reflections of the light and the apparent movement or its absence rest our spirits .
The exposure time used as a photographic technique has been a determining element in the elaboration of the photographs, where long exposures have helped to capture the movement and drawing of the light or, on the contrary, to freeze the moment.
