Through the prism of familiar objects, Ligia Dias explores the question of production, and the resulting artifacts and feelings. The sculptures, installations and jewelry she creates invite a physical and introspective experience.

Dias sets up disruptive contrasts that question and challenge our reading of convention: the use of standard and found materials juxtaposed with precious or symbolic ones, and the appropriation of craft techniques that she makes no attempt to master. Notions of value and transmission are at the heart of her practice.

Ligia Dias’s work belongs to the collections of CNAP, France; Frac Normandie, France; Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland; Rubell Museum, USA; Swiss Art Collection/mudac, Switzerland

Ligia Dias (born 1974 in Switzerland) lives and works in Geneva.

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