I believe that visual images are our “home”, the language of pictures being the most archaic one. Images capture hidden desires and memories, unthought material and fragile daydreams. It is the unconscious that interests me most in my work. In my drawings, poems and performances I explore representations of the (female) body, its interaction with the environment and the question whether the unconscious operates through distinct categories (inside/outside, male/female) or rather through modes of transition. Grasping this continuous search within the artistic process is my aim.

Bio

Born 1981 in Romania, Lavinia studied architecture in Germany, where she is currently living. In her PhD project in the field of architecture theory (Graz University of Technology, Austria) she analyzes different spatial concepts and their development over time. As a visual artist and author, Lavinia explores the common ground between architecture, art and history. Sources of inspiration ranging from anthropology to depth-hermeneutics undergo various stages in a slow process of artistic research until they become series of images, poems or essays. Although drawing remains her main artistic medium, she is also working in the field of performance and video installation. As a coordinating editor of the Degrowth Journal, she intends to bridge art, academic research and activism by contributing to the attempt of imagining a future beyond growth and capitalism.

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