Photographer Lucia Lang joins curator Helena Rios at MIS-SP on March 21 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss her series “Régis, Where Are You?” and her intimate gaze on downtown São Paulo.
A Free Public Talk at MIS
On March 21 at 10:30 a.m., the Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo (MIS) hosts a free public conversation between photographer Lucia Lang and curator Helena Rios. The talk is part of the programming surrounding the exhibition “Régis, Where Are You?”, currently on view at the museum, and centers on photography, creative influences, and the artistic process behind the series.
Together, artist and curator reflect on how a photographic gaze is built, the poetic dimensions of the photo essay, and the act of walking through downtown São Paulo as a form of sensory and personal investigation.
Nova Fotografia 2026
The exhibition is part of Nova Fotografia 2026, an annual MIS initiative dedicated to mapping and advancing contemporary photography in Brazil. Each year, the program selects unpublished series from photographers who stand out for their technical, aesthetic, and conceptual originality.
An Urban and Existential Search
In “Régis, Where Are You?”, Lucia builds her images through long walks along the streets, alleys, and shadowed corners of central São Paulo. The work begins with an almost fruitless search for someone who has left — and in doing so, uncovers a city center in transformation, shaped by declining foot traffic, emotional emptiness, and deep shifts in the social fabric.
Far from documentary records, the images construct urban landscapes tied to inner states of mind. The city stops being a backdrop and becomes an active force — shaping feelings, perceptions, and ways of being in the world. Downtown São Paulo emerges as a living organism, marked by resignation, memory, loss, and quiet resilience.
She brings back gusts of raw, simple, sincere beauty. A beauty born in her eyes, in her peculiar way of seeing the streets — and life — with the density of what is genuinely necessary and beautiful. Helena Rios, curator
About Lucia Lang
A Chemistry graduate from the University of São Paulo, Lucia Lang discovered documentary photography in 2014 after studying at the Escola Panamericana de Artes and the Instituto Internacional de Fotografia. Her work uses the surrounding environment as a lens for understanding her own existence, exploring themes of belonging, displacement, memory, and openness to the world.
Her body of work includes the series “Vibe”, “Tudo Flui”, “Palavras Perdidas”, and “Travessia.” In 2025, she released the photobook Travessia, selected for the Lisbon Photobook Fair and the Ephemere Photo Fest in Tokyo.
Since 2020, her work has earned international recognition — including a finalist spot at the Miami Street Photography Festival with a group show at the HistoryMiami Museum, participation in the exhibitions “Fluxus,” “Outras Fronteiras,” and “Dualidades” (all curated by Juan Esteves), selection in the 1st Festival de Fotógrafas Latino-americanas, and a finalist position at Paraty em Foco 2024. The MIS show marks her first solo exhibition at the institution.
Event Info
Talk: March 21, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
Participants: Lucia Lang and Helena Rios
Admission: Free
Venue: Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo — Av. Europa, 158, Jardim Europa, São Paulo
Photo: Courtesy of the artist
