BROKEN CITIES

EXHIBITION - LISBON, 2026

Between Memory and Hope

Every city tells a story. Some are written in stone. Others survive only through memory.

This exhibition brings together a series of works from Broken Cities, an ongoing body of work exploring the fragile relationship between humanity, nature and the places we call home.

Rather than depicting destruction, these works imagine what remains after silence. Familiar streets become quiet landscapes, wildlife slowly returns, and a child astronaut walks through forgotten cities as a symbol of curiosity, resilience and hope. He is not searching for another planet, he is rediscovering the one we almost lost.

The future belongs to what we protect.

Each piece combines urban references, local culture and endangered wildlife, creating visual narratives that belong to a specific city while speaking to a universal reality. Every city has its own identity, yet every story asks the same question:

What is truly worth preserving?

Broken Cities is ultimately an invitation to slow down, reflect and reconnect—with our environment, our heritage and with each other. It reminds us that cities are more than architecture; they are memories, emotions and the traces we leave behind.

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INAUGURATION

In March 2026, Broken Cities was exhibited at Palácio Baldaya, in Benfica, Lisbon, welcoming more than 4,000 visitors.

Thank you to everyone who visited and supported this project. A special thanks to the Junta de Freguesia de Benfica for making this exhibition possible.

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