{"id":7704,"date":"2026-06-20T15:28:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maissilva.com\/?p=7704"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:25:24","slug":"the-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maissilva.com\/en\/2026\/06\/20\/the-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Candidate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Macau era a \u00faltima col\u00f3nia europeia na China quando os Portugueses retrocederam a sua soberania em Dezembro de 1999. O governo de Macau \u00e9 desde ent\u00e3o chefiado por um governador que \u00e9 \u2018sugerido\u2019 pelo governo central da Rep\u00fablica Popular de China. Em Junho de 2009, Fernando Chui Sai On se declarou o candidato \u00fanico para a elei\u00e7\u00e3o de chefe executivo de Macau. Ant\u00f3nio J\u00falio Duarte seguiu as duas \u00faltimas semanas da campanha eleitoral. Documentou um candidato que n\u00e3o tem concorrente, que n\u00e3o precisa de convencer, que n\u00e3o \u00e9 eleito pelo povo. The Candidate<\/em> \u00e9 um projecto de fotojornalismo em que as imagens perdem em actualidade, tornam-se gen\u00e9ricas. S\u00e3o sobre uma campanha eleitoral e um candidato. Encenam o processo de legitima\u00e7\u00e3o do poder.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macau was the last remaining European colony in China when the Portuguese transferred back its Sovereignty in December 1999. The government in Macau is now headed by a chief executive, who is appointed by China’s central government. In June 2009 Fernando Chui Sai On declared himself the sole candidate for Macau’s chief executive election. Ant\u00f3nio J\u00falio Duarte followed the last two weeks of the election campaign. He documented a candidate who has no competitors, who does not need to convince, who is not elected by the people. The Candidate<\/em> is a photojournalism project in which the images lose their topical value, they become generic. They are about an electoral campaign and a candidate. They are staging the process of legitimising power.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author<\/strong>
Ant\u00f3nio J\u00falio Duarte<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphic design<\/strong>
L\u00e9o Favier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 pages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

30 x37 cm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LOCATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rua Joaquim Ant\u00f3nio de Aguiar 229
4300-096, Porto, Portugal <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SCHEDULE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday to Saturday
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CONTACTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

GENERAL
bookstore@maissilva.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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DIRECTOR
M\u00e1rio Ferreira da Silva<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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