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, I studied architecture in Germany, where I am currently living. In my PhD project in the field of architecture theory (Graz University of Technology, Austria) I analyze different spatial concepts and their development over time. As a visual artist and author, I explore 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 my main artistic medium, I am about to extend my projects in the field of performance and video installation. As a member of the editorial collective of the Degrowth Journal, I try to bridge art, academic research and activism and to contribute to the attempt of imagining a future beyond growth and capitalism.

For more information on my artistic practice, please take a look at the following interview:

https://www.altiba9.com/platfrom-interviews-for-artists/lavinia-munteanu-drawing-collage-philosophy