Nicolás Lamas

Nicolás Lamas (*1980 in Lima, PE) works at the intersection of art, science, technology and everyday culture, combining diverse materials, life forms, technological artefacts and linguistic references. His sculptural assemblages deconstruct established views that determine the way we perceive, interpret and interact with the environment. By fusing and recontextualizing everyday fragments with historical artefacts, Lamas creates sculptures that blur temporal boundaries, appropriating archaeological aesthetics while drawing on digital technologies. He creates a dialogue between opposing forces to break down a strict division of disciplines and dissolve traditional notions of matter. Lamas creates a hierarchy-less interplay in which the relationship between the human body and organic, as well as inorganic matter is a recurring theme.

Nicolás Lamas‘ most recent solo exhibitions were at the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.) in Ghent (2021), and at FORMat in Amsterdam (2023). His works have also been shown at the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (MUMOK) in Vienna (2022), MAAT Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon (2022), HOW ART Museum in Shanghai (2022), MAK – Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna (2021), Kunsthal in Ghent (2021) and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw (2020).

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