Lara Dâmaso

contact: studio(at)laradamaso(dot)net

Lara Dâmaso is a Milan/Zurich-based artist who centers her artistic practice on the body, using it as a primary medium. She delves into the expressive, therapeutic, and political dimensions of the voice, closely intertwining it with movement and dance. Rather than simply a tool for intellectual articulation, she views the voice's activation as deeply connected to the physicality of the body, creating a resonant link that prioritizes sensory experience over rational thought. In this way, Lara challenges the power dynamics inherent in the controlled use of the voice. Her work spans ephemeral and permanent forms, taking shape through the mediums of performance, sound, video, sewing, multimedia installation, photography and text.

Her work has been presented in a variety of institutions and festivals, including 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 Biennial), theater DeSingel, Antwerp, Centre Pompidou, Paris (France), Tanzquartier Wien (AT), Gessnerallee theatre, Zurich (Switzerland), Krone Couronne, Biel/Bienne (Switzerland), Istituto Svizzero, Milan (Italy), Kunsthalle, Bern (Switzerland), MASI Lugano, (Switzerland), Kunsthaus Langenthal, (Switzerland), Centre d‘Art Contemporain, Geneva (Switzerland), Kunsthalle Zurich (Switzerland), Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich (Switzerland). Lara Dâmaso is a curator of the Lausanne Les Urbaines festival.

Essays, reviews, interviews, publications, etc.

Gucci Prospettive 3 - Italiane Ancora

https://www.gucci.com/it/it/st/stories/article/gucci-prospettive-italiane-ancora

Canzonieri with Lord Spikeheart and Lara Dâmaso, Berlin Atonal, 2024

Sleek Magazine

https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/canzonieri-with-lord-spikeheart-and-lara-damaso/

King Kong Magazine, EXPERIENCE JOURNAL: VOLUME 1 ON ITALY

https://kingkongmagazine.com/product/experience-journal-volume-1-on-italy/

Lynx Magazine, 10 Artists who uses dance as their medium

https://alice-anderson.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/lynx-MAG-104-113_nr_19.pd

Muzeum Susch Magazine

https://www.muzeumsusch.ch/de/1396/Book-List

Gravity and Grace, MOVE , centre pompidou, Paris, 2023

Zérodeux magazine