Alexandra Santos
Profile/CV
My work is a reflection on dichotomies such as scientific knowledge versus intuitive insight, the notion of Nature as Other, alienation, the animal as symbol and metaphor, psychoanalysis, dreams and fairy tales.
I have an experimental and versatile approach to my practice, I use performance, photography, sculptures and small scale installations.
I have exhibited extensively in the Uk and Europe since 2000 when I graduated from Central Saint martins college of Art.
I started to use performance since 2007 when I became part of an artist collective, check us out on www.Parlourcollective.co.uk -
we create performance events in spaces with interesting and obscure histories, they create a frame to our performance actions within a contemporary art language.
Some of our most recent shows and my performances:
-"Parlour Chirurgie"
Performance title: "Nigredo, Rubedo, Albedo"
The Old Operating Theatre
9a St. Thomas street
London SE1
25th May 2009
-"Melquiades"
Untitled Performance
The Crypt at St. Pancras Church
Euston, London
June 2009
- "Middle of Nowhere"
(Objects and actions in the Abyss)
Performance
Departure Gallery
Trident way, Int. trading estate Southall
5th March 2010
Future performances:
- "Parlour École Loqueteuse"
Performance based on Victorian schooling
Ragged School museum
Mile end, London
14th may 2010
My next installation/performance will be at THE FREUD MUSEUM 11th February 7 - 10 pm part of the "OBJECTS OF DESIRE".
Check the following web address for information and tickets:
http://www.freud.org.uk/events/73956/objects-of-desire/
Website www.parlourcollective.co.uk
