Rita Palma

*1996 Lisboa Portugal

Rita Palma is a multidisciplinary artist working around the idea of the perception of identity and its fragility. Her process could be described as a speculative research that does not intend to get specific answers but merely questions. Some of these questions are: What does it mean to be a human being? How does heritage and social norms interact with the human body and mind? How flexible are humans? And how does that flexibility play a role in human interactions?
Her reflections are often made of inconsistent paradoxical layers. She complement oil paintings with other mediums such as installation and photography. In these paintings, she mainly represents human figures but excludes any context in an attempt to convey the uncomfortable moment of confrontation with the emptiness of the self.

Faculdade de Belas-Artes de Lisboa, Portugal

2021 - KAH, Vienna, Austria