Rita Gaspar Vieira

PORTUGAL, 1976

Rita Gaspar Vieira works with used objects, wood and paper, has a practice based on drawing and three-dimensionality. She explores the relationship between private and collective memory of inhabited places. In all those actions, the use of water is crucial. Moreover, in her praxis, handmade cotton paper production is frequent, constituting the origin of her drawings and installations. Her work is part of several collections as, among others, PLMJ Foundation, Lisbon; António Cachola Foundation, MACE, Ibiza Art Contemporary Museum; Marin Gaspar Collection; City Council of Leiria, Portugal; Coimbra Plastic Arts Center, Portugal; Figueiredo Ribeiro Collection; MACS, Sicily Contemporary Art Museum, Catania.