Over a cup of tea with Virgílio Ferreira

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An informal Q & A

Which photographer or artist do you most admire?

I admire and recognize the importance of photographers such as Diana Arbus, Brian Griffin, Bruce Davidson, Bill Brandt, Miguel Rio Branco, Philip-Lorca diCorcia.

What is the worst commission you have ever had?

Portraits of candidates for a political campaign.

What is the best commission you have ever had?

A poetic book project about the Oporto wine region.

Which famous artists, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party?

Roberto Benigni.

When are you at your happiest?

When I am sailing.

What is your most treasured possession?

My soul.

What book are you reading at the moment?

"Concerning the Spiritual in Art" by Wassily Kandinsky.

What made you laugh recently?

I don´t remember a special situation but normally I am laughing at my daily life.

What really winds you up?

Music.

What would your dream project be?

To create sensorial images for blind persons.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

From my relationship with the World.

How you would you like to be remembered?

With a book of my main photography work.

What music would you like played at your funeral?

The Goldberg Variations by JS Bach.

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