This area focuses on projects that explore the relationship between humans and animals, promoting awareness, empathy, and responsible coexistence through photography, education, and public engagement.
Art as a Space for Listening and Care Mental health is a central concern in the work of F/SOS. Through photography, dialogue, and public programming, we aim to create spaces where difficult subjects can be approached with care, empathy, and openness. This conference, Art and Mental Health: Reflections on
Ageing brings not only physical changes, but also emotional, social, and psychological challenges that are often overlooked. Through this public conversation, F/SOS created a space to reflect on the role of art in promoting well-being during the ageing process. Art and Well Being in Ageing brought together artists, psychologists,
A Photobook on Ageing, Silence, and Presence A Idade Importa is a photobook by João Carlos that brings together a series of intimate portraits addressing ageing, loneliness, and social invisibility. Published last year, the book extends the exhibition into a lasting object, allowing these stories to remain present beyond
Difference Matters is an exhibition built on a simple but essential idea: difference has value and deserves to be seen with dignity, respect, and care. Through carefully crafted portraits, the exhibition challenges the stigmas often associated with disability and difference. It invites viewers to look beyond labels and assumptions,
Photography, Inclusion, and the Right to Imagine Associação F/SOS – Fotografia, Solidariedade e Obras Sociais believes in photography as a tool for inclusion, dignity, and social change. One of the causes that reflects this commitment most clearly is Dreams at a Distance (Sonhos à Metro), a project developed with
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