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Alexandra Santos

Date of birth 25.Jul.69
Place of birth Lisbon
Country of residence United Kingdom
Contact alexandra.i.c.o.santos@googlemail.com

Through my work I reflect upon dichotomies such as scientific knowledge versus intuitive insight, the notion of Nature as Other, alienation, the animal as symbol and metaphor, psychoanalysis in dreams and fairy tales.

I use performance, photography and occasionally sculptures and small scale installations.
I have also created a short film from one of my performances.

My performances have become a form of spiritual quest to harmonize opposites, as part of my very own personal spiritual and psychological growth.
Sometimes I feature in them other times I use friends or other artists, and the outcome of these performances are always photographed, silent images that evoke a sense of otherworldly mystery, that allude to the obscure aspects of dreams and my own interpretation of fairy tales.

My work is in essence a form of escapism from a dystopian view of the modern urban environment, which sometimes feature as a backdrop in my Noir style inspired photographs. I create a visionary world with its own pseudo narrative, my own visually styled mythical tale.

Exhibitions Start Your Collection 2008!, 01.Aug - 20.Sep.08, Contemporary Art Projects, 00' Nature Part 2, 15.May - 14.Jun.08, Contemporary Art Projects, '00 Nature Part 1, 10.Apr - 15.May.08, Contemporary Art Projects

Events A cup of tea solves everything, 20.Feb.09, , East London Art Walk, 10.Aug.08, 3 p.m., East London Art Walk, 09.Aug.08, 3pm, Lunacy (on the Leap Year), 29.Feb.08, 7 pm


http://www.parlourcollective.co.uk/

 

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