Clara Amaral

Clara Amaral presents a book that is a choreography about three generations of women in her family and what they pass on to each other.

She gave it to me I got it from her
a poem that choreographs her hands and voice
her voice that reads out loud
the book
becoming script
becoming performance
becoming archive

the permanence of her voice in the book
in the book
the presence and absence of their names

— Clara Amaral

Credits

Clara Amaral in dialogue with Karoline Swiezynski Graphic design and co-edition Karoline Swiezynski, Ronja Andersen Conceptualization of objects Olga Micinska in dialogue with Clara Amaral Construction of objects Olga Micinska Editor Kunstverein Amsterdam Portuguese Sign Language interpreter Teresa Figueiredo Support for the production of the book Mondriaan Funds Publication Grants Co-production Veem House for Performance, Alkantara, Teatro do Bairro Alto Residences Workspacebrussels , Veem House for Performance, Circular Image The Book Photographer

Clara Amaral is supported by the Kunstenaar Start, Mondriaan Fonds (2021–2022)

About the artist

Clara Amaral works with text and performance. Her artistic practice is situated in an interdisciplinary perspective, questioning what it means to be a reader, to be a writer, aiming to expand existing modes of reading and writing. Central to her practice is the investigation of innovative publishing modalities and the performative aspect of writing and language through an intersectional feminist approach.