Rivane Neuenschwander

Place: Belo Horizonte

Born: 1967

Biography:

Rivane Neuenschwander is a Brazilian artist born in 1967 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. She graduated from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1993 and completed her MFA at the Royal College of Art in London in 1998. Neuenschwander is known for her work that explores language, nature, geography, the passing of time and social interactions. Her installations, films and photographs often employ fragile and unassuming materials to create aesthetic experiences. In her more recent works, she has dealt with politics, sexuality, and subjectivity, particularly as an expression of the 'pain and indignation that accompanies life in Brazil' under the government of Jair Bolsonaro. Neuenschwander has exhibited her work internationally and has received several awards, including the Yanghyun Prize in 2013.