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Laura Lima

Laura Lima
A young woman lies, with her eyes closed, beneath a very low ceiling that is 45cm from the ground. She is wearing earrings and several bracelets of coloured beads. The small space is lit by the glow of a round, white electric lamp.
Five people crouch down to look through a low gap underneath a bare white door. Behind the gap is a person lying, cramped, next to a round glowing lamp.
A man and a child crouch down to look through a low gap underneath a bare white door. Behind the gap is a young woman lying, cramped, next to a round glowing lamp.
A man lies, face-down, on a grey carpeted floor, beneath a very low ceiling that is 45cm from the ground. The small space is lit by the glow of a round, white electric lamp.

Laura Lima, Man=flesh/Woman=flesh—FLAT, 1997
Re-performed for Kaldor Public Art Project 27: 13 Rooms, curated by Klaus Biesenbach and Hans Ulrich Obrist, at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, Sydney, 11–21 April 2013

Laura Lima

born 1971 in Minas Gerais, Brazil
lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

Man=flesh/Woman=flesh—FLAT, 1997

Laura Lima’s work explores the boundaries between the everyday and the absurd, fiction and dream, performance and sculpture. Her principal interest is the human body, which she considers as a medium, concept and the driving force in social relations through its gestures and behaviours. The artist never appears herself; she instructs others to present pieces she has developed, or invites the audience to actively examine her "objects".

Flesh is the basic working material in Lima’s work for 13 Rooms, Man=flesh/Woman=flesh—FLAT, 1997. Positioned within a confined architectural environment, beneath a ceiling that is a mere 45 centimetres from the ground, a person silently lies with a single lamp to light the space. The viewer must crouch or lie down to see the participant who, in this case, has some form of physical disability.

Lima’s work has been included in group shows and festivals around the world, including São Paulo Biennial, 2003 and 2007; Mercosul Biennial, Basel; Art Basel Miami and Frieze, London.

The presentation of this artwork was supported by Penelope Seidler.
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