Rubiane Maia

Rubiane Maia is a Brazilian transdisciplinary artist based in Folkestone, UK. She completed a degree in Visual Arts and a Master degree in Institutional Psychology at Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Her work is a hybrid between performance, installation and other forms of expression, such as writing, photography, video and painting. In general, she is interested in the body, language, memory, phenomena and organic matter, being attracted by different states of perception and synergy through the relationships of interdependence and care between human and non-human beings, as minerals and plants. She often develops research in site specific contexts, always considering the elements of nature, the landscape and the environment as guide and co-creators of her artworks. In 2015, she took part at the exhibition ‘Terra Comunal – Marina Abramovic + MAI’, at SESC Pompéia, São Paulo with the long durational performance ‘The Garden’ (2 months). In 2016, she developed the project ‘Preparation for Aerial Exercise, the Desert and the Mountain’ which required her to travel to high landscapes of Uyuni (Bolivia), Pico da Bandeira (Espírito Santo/Minas Gerais, BRA) and Monte Roraima (Roraima, BRA/Santa Helena de Uairén, VEN). In 2017, she launched her second short film titled ‘ÁDITO’ at 24th Vitória Cine Festival. Since 2018 she has been working on the ‘Book-Performance’ project, composed by a series of actions devised in response to autobiographical texts particularly influenced by transgenerational memories connected to gender and racial issues. It was presented at Jerwood Visual Arts, Institute of Contemporary Art – ICA, Middlesex University, London and Cultural Center of Banco do Brasil, São Paulo. In 2022, she launched the ‘Divisa’ project, an online installation accessed by www.projetodivisa.com. Currently, she is part of the international research group Food Art Research Network, in which artists, curators and activists are engaged with discussions about traditional knowledge, ecology and politics of food.

Image Breathing Memories, 2019. photo Manuel Vason

Care Share Express Workshop & Residency Mentored by Rubiane Maia and Manuel Vason 27 April-31 May 2024 : See More