Laura Lima

Laura LimaRio Occupation London

5 May to 3 August 2012 V22 F Block

Laura Lima graduated in Philosophy at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and studied at the School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro. She has participated in exhibitions, including the Sao Paulo Biennale, the Mercosul Biennale, Porto Alegre, Brazil,To Age, Chapter, Cardiff and 11 Rooms, Manchester Art Gallery at Manchester International Art Festival. Alongside artists Ernesto Neto and Marcio Botner, she founded the gallery A Gentil Carioca in Rio. Lima’s work is housed in important collections in Brazil and abroad.

"It's not filmmaking, it is perhaps reality. It is not theatre; it is not installation, maybe fiction. It is not performance." This is how Laura Lima describes her project Sombra de Cinema (Cinema Shadow). The artist uses the space of a small old traditional cinema. Through a live feed, the projection shows a different environment, a neutral closed space with shelving units for props that Lima finds, buys or builds in London. The actress Stella Rabello is in the space. Filmmaker Paulo Camacho operates the camera. Lima directs the actress, camera and objects. The film is played live at the theatre.

Host Institution: V22

Local Producer: Andrew Mitchelson (and Production Assistant)

Secretariat of Culture for the State of Rio de Janeiro

Part of the London 2012 Festival

Executive Producer: People's Palace Projects; Co-produced: Battersea Arts Centre; Directors: Gringo Cardia & Christiane Jatahy

Rio Occupation London

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