'Punctum' is a small selection from the vast photographic archive built by photographer Márcia Lessa over more than 20 years of photographing performances. This exhibition presents 33 photographs captured primarily during jazz concerts—mostly portraits taken on stage, many of them during moments of silence. The title draws inspiration from Roland Barthes' book *Camera Lucida*, in which he uses the term 'punctum' to describe the detail in a photograph that 'pierces' or 'wounds' the viewer, triggering an intensely personal emotional response. For Barthes, the *punctum* is often indescribable, resisting rational analysis. It is this challenge that the exhibition poses: inviting each viewer to engage emotionally with the images and discover their own personal *punctum*.
Fotografias em Exibição:
Brad Mehldau, Guimarães Jazz, 2002
Peter Evans, Jardim de Verão – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2020
Hamid Drake, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2014
Mats Gustafsson, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2015
Marc Ribot, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2014
Christian Lillinger, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2014
Mário Laginha + Bernardo Moreira, Centro Cultural de Belém, 2017
Maria João, Auditório da Universidade do Minho, 2003
Hild Sofie Tafjord, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2015
Ron Carter, Guimarães Jazz, 2004
Jorge Reis, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2014
Jason Moran, Guimarães Jazz, 2005
Dewey Redman, Guimarães Jazz, 2004
Bernardo Sassetti, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, 2006
Katrine Madsen, Guimarães Jazz, 2005
Pharoah Sanders, Guimarães Jazz, 2007
Joelle Léandre, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2014
Fred Frith, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2014
Maria Schneider, Guimarães Jazz, 2005
Dave Liebman, Guimarães Jazz, 2005
Ches Smith, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2014
Gabriel Ferrandini, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2015
Wadada Leo Smith + Henry Threadgill, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2015
João Moreira, Teatro do Campo Alegre, 2001
Paula Oliveira, Teatro do Campo Alegre, 2001
Eduardo Lála, Jazz em Agosto – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2014
Bernardo Moreira (Binau), Hot Clube de Portugal, 2016
Perico Sambeat, Guimarães Jazz, 2002
Carla Bley + Charlie Haden, Guimarães Jazz, 2006
Samara Joy, Funchal Jazz, 2023
Emmet Cohen, Funchal Jazz, 2023
Terri Lyne Carrington, Funchal Jazz, 2023
Charles Tolliver, Guimarães Jazz, 2007
Márcia Lessa was born in Porto in 1979. She graduated in Audiovisual Communication Technologies (ESMAD), specialising in Photography, and has been working professionally with visual media since 2001. She has collaborated with numerous theatre and dance companies, as well as national and international musicians. She worked as a photographer at the Centro Cultural Vila Flor (Guimarães) until 2007. Since moving to Lisbon in 2008, she has collaborated with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, producing audiovisual content for several exhibitions in Lisbon and Paris.