Aimée Zito Lema

Aimée Zito Lema (1982) engages in her practice with questions around social memory and the body as an agent of resistance, making use of large photographic prints, sculptural installations and video. Zito Lema often engages with archival material as starting point and inspiration for her projects. Having been born in Amsterdam and raised in Buenos Aires, the artist identifies strongly with historical narratives from both countries. Her work has been exhibited at a.o. the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam (NL) (solo), the Grazer Kunstverein (AU) (solo), 2021, Frestas – Triennial of Arts of SESC, Sorocaba (BR), Eye Filmmuseum, CentroCentro in Madrid (SP) (solo); Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon (PT)(solo); Kunsthall, Trondheim (SE) 2017; MACBA, Barcelona (ES); the 11th Gwangju Biennial (ROK); Kunstmuseum Bonn (DE) and the Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR). Works by Aimée Zito Lema are present in international private and public collections.