Laura Papa
Minas Gerais, Brasil | 1992
lives and works in Brasilia, Brasil
visual artist & researcher
member of Vaga-mundo: poéticas nômades
Papa’s research and poetics focus on archives—public or private, especially on notions of displacement between travel and memory, with productions that bring together film, photography, installation, and actions.
During her master’s degree, she developed research that understands travel as a method of producing. encounters—between herself and her great-uncle and artist, César Papa. 30 years later, using a collection of 800 documents, Laura retraced the life and travel routes of her great-uncle, whom she never met, in search of archives, correspondence, and landscapes.
For 15 years, she has been managing projects, programs and designing graphic narratives in partnership with cultural institutions such as: Alliance Française of Brasilia, CCBB Brasilia, International Organization of La Francophonie, Embassy of Spain, SESC, and EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture.
Master of Fine Arts [2024] in the of Displacements and Spatialities research area and Bachelor in Film Studies [2016] from the Universidade de Brasília.
2024
Master of Visual Arts
Displacements and Spatialities research area
University of Brasilia
2016
Bachelor in Film Studies
Comunicação Social | Audiovisual
University of Brasilia
Solo Exhibitions
2025
Pistas de Voo | Flight lanes
with Vaga-mundo: Poéticas Nômades
— DeCurators Gallery. Brasilia, Brazil.
Collective Exhibitions
2025
Cortar en la escritura
commissioned work by the Embassy of Spain in Brazil
for the poetry recital "tranzas/trenzas"
— Instituto Cervantes of Brasilia. Brasilia, Brazil.
2025
Na borda do mundo | On the Edge of the World
curated by Anelise Valls
— IAB-RS. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
2024
A bruta delicadeza | Rough Tenderness
curated by Anelise Valls
— Casa de Cultura Mario Quintana. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
2022
Coordenadas Sobreviventes | Surviving Coordinates
collective exhibition organized by Prof. Dr. Karina Dias
— Brasilia, Brazil.
2022
Antes que acabe em nós nosso desejo | Before it ends within us our desire
curated by Manoela A. Rodrigues, Odinaldo Costa and Ana Reis
— Vila Cultural Cora Coralina. Goiânia, Brazil.
2021
Coordenadas Confinadas | Confined Coordinates
collective exhibition organized by Prof. Dr. Karina Dias
— Brasilia, Brazil.
Selected Public Screenings
2026
Movies & Conversation
screening followed by a conversation with Duda Affonso
— Casa do Comum. Lisbon, Portugal.
2025
58th Brasília Brazilian Film Festival
Mostra Brasília
— Cine Brasília. Brasilia, Brazil.
2025
13º Curta Brasília: International Short Film Festival
Mostra Tesourinha
— Cine Brasília. Brasilia, Brazil.
2025
MOON International Video Poetry Festival
Festival of the Arts of the Word
— Oeiras Valley. Oeiras, Portugal.
2024-2025
21ª Mostra do Filme Livre | Independent Film Festival
screening Mundo Livre
— CCBB Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and São Paulo
2024
II Mulheres Luz Photography Festival
curated by Claudia Tavares
— Unibes Cultural. São Paulo, Brazil.
2024
“On Longing” Film Screening
curated by Claudia Tavares
— EAV Parque Laje. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Awards
2024
Cultural Grant Program | TCU Cultural Center
with Vaga-mundo: Poéticas Nômades
— TCU [Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts] Brasilia, Brazil.
Artistic Residencies
2025
Archival Bootcamp
International Artistic Residency
held by Trabajo Practico
— Masía la Toba. Valencia, Spain.
Talks & Public Speeches
2026
Outsider Practices in Art: Deambulations and Infra-ordinary Displacements
with Vaga-mundo: Poéticas Nômades
Lively Conversations in Urgent Times: PPGAV/UnB Research Forum
— Institute of Arts, UnB. Brasilia, Brazil.
2025
Folding a map
invitation from Prof. Dr. Levi Orthof
for students from Theory and History of Art and the Image in Space/Time course
— Institute of Arts, UnB. Brasilia, Brazil.
2025
There's a bird you can't see right now
with Vaga-mundo: Poéticas Nômades
#25.ART International Conference on Art and Technology
— Museu Nacional da República. Brasilia, Brasil.
2024
Coleções de Areia | Collection of Sand
invitation from Prof. Dr. Karina Dias
for students from Theory and History of Art and the Image in Space/Time course
— Instituto de Artes, UnB. Brasilia, Brazil.
2024
To be here is to remember
with Vaga-mundo: Poéticas Nômades
VI International Colloquium Estéticas no Centro
— Federal University of Goiânia. Goiânia, Brazil.
2024
To say something about being here:
with Vaga-mundo: Poéticas Nômades
#24.ART International Conference on Art and Technology
— Museu Nacional da República. Brasilia, Brazil.
Essays and Texts
Laura Papa
Minas Gerais, Brasil | 1992
lives and works in Brasilia, Brasil
visual artist & researcher
member of Vaga-mundo: poéticas nômades
Papa’s research and poetics focus on archives—public or private, especially on notions of displacement between travel and memory, with productions that bring together film, photography, installation, and actions.
During her master’s degree, she developed research that understands travel as a method of producing. encounters—between herself and her great-uncle and artist, César Papa. 30 years later, using a collection of 800 documents, Laura retraced the life and travel routes of her great-uncle, whom she never met, in search of archives, correspondence, and landscapes.
For 15 years, she has been managing projects, programs and designing graphic narratives in partnership with cultural institutions such as: Alliance Française of Brasilia, CCBB Brasilia, International Organization of La Francophonie, Embassy of Spain, SESC, and EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture.
Master of Fine Arts [2024] in the of Displacements and Spatialities research area and Bachelor in Film Studies [2016] from the Universidade de Brasília.
