Lara Dâmaso

Lara Dâmaso’s work spans ephemeral and permanent forms, taking shape through the mediums of performance, sound, video, sewing, sculpture, photography and text. Lara’s practice focuses on the sensitive and vibratory dialogue between humans and the space they inhabit. She delves into the interconnectedness of the tangible and intangible, exploring the direct relationship between the movement of the voice and that of bodies. This connection aims to establish a direct and emotional form of communication. Her approach is based on the concept of listening as total presence, essential to activating such a dialogue. Transformation, the plurality of the self, dissonance, fluidity and interdependence, as consequences of this exchange, lie at the very core of her creative process.

After several years‘ intensive training in ballet and contemporary dance, Lara Dâmaso attended the Leipzig Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst where she studied art and media and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).

Lara Dâmaso‘s work has been presented in a variety of institutions and festivals, including Kunstmuseum Magdeburg, Biennale Son, Kunsthalle Wien, Movement Festival Eaton Hong Kong, Atonal Berlin, Basel Social Club, Triennale Milano, We Travel to Know Our Own Geography – Terraforma x Kuboraum (60th Venice Art Biennale), DeSingel, Centre Pompidou Paris, Tanzquartier Wien, Gessnerallee, Krone Couronne, Istituto Svizzero, Kunsthalle Bern, MASI Lugano, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Kunsthalle Zürich, Cabaret Voltaire.