“At first glance, the profoundly architectural dimension of Cristina Leiria’s sculptures may appear contradictory, incorporating as they do a deliberate effort to provoke the immaterialisation subjacent to them. However, it is precisely in a piece of poetry in light, immaterial but profoundly substantial and real, that her sculptures exist.”

— Fernando António Baptista Pereira, Curator of the Setúbal Museum – A Piece of Poetry in Light: Cristina Leiria’s Sculpture. “CEKI – Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre Macau”, 1999, Edition of the Government of Macau.