artist, she/her, NL/BR, based in Amsterdam,
curious how people observe themselves
and the world they are part of.
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As an artist I am driven by how we, as people, tell stories about ourselves, ‘the other’ and the world, shaping the reality we live in.
My artistic practice involves creating immersive, collaborative, often sight-specific experiences that
invite awareness and connection with oneself
in relation to others and the surrounding. The work may range from one-on-one interactions to collective rituals, workshops and interactive installations. With a multimedia approach and a strong personal desire to make intimate and valuable moments tangeable and last longer, I makes use of ceramics, video, drawing, poetry and other forms of text. Attention to the physical body and what it experiences in the present moment plays a leading role.
Raised between the Netherlands and Brazil, and with a background in Cultural Studies (Maastricht University) and Fine Arts (Gerrit Rietveld Academie), I considers my artistic practice an ongoing exercise to keep observing and experiencing life from different perspectives.
I believes that expressing our inners worlds allows us to touch Truth not merely in finding similarities between each other (and other living beings), but especially in a shared effort to navigate mutliple realities at the same time. There where inner and outer worlds meet, authentic and intimate connection may emerge. Simultaneously, it is also there where contradiction, conflict and power struggles can be found. This paradox in itself creates endless curiosity to live, play and create out of wonder and love, as much as out of pain and anger.
Photograph by Liza Zilver