The Municipality of Braga and Sonae Sierra will inaugurate on the 9th of May, at 11:30, in Praça do Comércio, in front of Praça – Mercado Municipal, the sculpture “l’Il Be Your Mirror #1, 2018”, by the artist Joana Vasconcelos.
The work is part of the Sonae Sierra collection and was transferred to the Municipality of Braga until December 2025. The objective is to promote cultural and tourist interaction in this area of the city.
The inauguration ceremony will be attended by several figures from the institutional, cultural and tourist scene of the city of Braga, as well as the participation of the artist herself.
The insertion of this work of art by the Portuguese artist in Praça do Comércio corresponds to the objective of “guaranteeing new dynamics of revitalization of the Braga Municipal Market itself, promoting greater connection to the community and guaranteeing more cultural, gastronomic and tourist experiences”.
The sculpture “l’Il Be Your Mirror #1, 2018” will be available for public viewing, with free access. Several activities will be organized throughout the piece’s duration that will allow you to learn about Joana Vasconcelos’s creative process.
Joana Vasconcelos highlights the “joy” of having the piece in the city of Braga, a piece that portrays the “moment in which the artist reveals himself, the lowering of the mask allows us to show who we truly are, and that acquisition allowed us to show who I was at the Guggenheim ”.
“For me, as a Portuguese artist, it is also very important that my works are acquired in my country and reside there. It continues to be a great joy to know that this particular piece is found in the north of Portugal”, says the artist, adding that “the frames that make it up were designed by me in the spirit of the Baroque, which continues to be one of the greatest inspirations for my work and that it has such strong roots in Braga”.
