Laís Cardoso Da Rosa

Laureate of the Fondation BEA pour Jeunes Artistes Prize and nominated for the Opale Foundation's residency in Australia, which will be awarded in June 2023)

• 1992, based in Paulínia (Brasil)
• Wyss scholarship holder
• Portfolio

A Counter Colonial Classroom

Performance (15') and installation, topsoil, charcoal writing, 4 wireless speakers (10.1 × 5.3 m), 2022
with the voices of 23 Brazilians

A counter colonial classroom was built around the experimentation of the body closer to the ground as a counter colonial gesture. A counter colonial classroom is a space occupied by words on the intertwining of Brazilian history, personal memories, micropolitics, education and somatic approaches of the body. A counter colonial classroom is an environment that invites the construction of embodied knowledge through listening and movement. A counter colonial classroom is a chance to change the way we have been moving through the world – starting with our encounter with a work of art. A counter colonial classroom can also be a tribute to my grandmother Therezinha.