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Milene Trindade (University of Évora, Portugal) Photographic Ex-votos: Images as a votive offering in the Alentejo region of Portugal

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Milene Trindade (University of Évora, Portugal)
Photographic Ex-votos: Images as a votive offering in the Alentejo region of Portugal
 
In the 19th and 20th centuries, countless numbers of photographs were offered and displayed on the walls of churches, forming collections that represent local culture and devotion, as well as the history of photography. The research aims to develop our understanding of the cultural heritage value of these collections and the need for their preservation by proposing a guidance strategy for exhibition and safeguarding.
 
Milene Trindade (University of Évora) is a PhD student in History of Art writing her dissertation on photographic votive offerings placed in shrines in the south of Portugal. The project’s title is ‘Devotion, Art and Technique: Photographic Ex-votos in Alentejo Region from XIX to XX Century’, and it is being supported by the Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (FCT).

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