Adriana Proganó (Lucerne, Switzerland, 1992) develops works that focus on the creation of an imaginary governed by the breaking of ideas of social and limiting rules in bodies and society, challenging the impositions of the educational system and provoking a search for a more authentic human experience. Through her pictorial and sculptural compositions, she explores the limitations imposed by a rigid social structure, creating characters that move through different spaces, reflecting a freedom within their own limitations. Within this narrative, the artist challenges our perception of our own daily struggles and/or institutional spaces within the confines of external, supposedly invisible laws that govern our existence. The idea of freedom is central to her work and the starting point for her artistic language. Many figures are depicted as simply free from these ideas, others as resistance, fighting to overturn patterns that poison collective freedom. In this way, Adriana offers provocative visuals that promote a discourse on power, identity and cultural resistance.

Diogo Mestre graduated in sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon in 2022, and in the same year he obtained a master's degree in fashion design from the Faculty of Architecture. He has always had a passion for fashion and later combined it with art. More than just designing clothes, Diogo wants to create narratives that immerse the viewer in his universe.
The brand Mestre Studio was founded in 2023 and presented its first collection at ModaLisboa's Sangue Novo supported by the Seaside young designers competition, immediately confirming its nostalgic vein and the importance of memories in building its identity, working mainly with knitwear and the deconstruction of traditional techniques.