— Lisa, tell us about yourself?
— My name is Lisa Dakkar. I am a contemporary multidisciplinary artist, curator and researcher working between Spain, Germany and Italy. In my practice, I combine photography, painting, installation, video art and a research-based approach.
I was born in Moscow, but at the age of seventeen I moved to Valencia, where I completed all of my higher artistic education at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Faculty of Fine Arts San Carlos. I received my Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and Doctorate in Fine Arts there.
My academic research focused on the relationship between literature and contemporary visual art through the works of Boris Pasternak, Joseph Brodsky and Leo Tolstoy. Many of my projects explore themes of memory, migration, inner displacement, female identity and emotional presence.
I am interested in creating not only individual artworks, but also complete emotional environments and experiences. That is why in my projects I often combine photography, text, scent, sound and video, creating immersive installations.
I am also the author of several published books, including Invisible Legacy: Women in Art and Literature and Grito, Rebelión, Mujer. My works and exhibitions have been presented in museums, galleries and cultural institutions across Spain, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania and Russia.
Among my recent projects are The Path of Brodsky, dedicated to the life and poetry of Joseph Brodsky, and Grito, Rebelión, Mujer — an audiovisual installation inspired by the figure of Anna Karenina and contemporary feminist discourse.
I was born in Moscow, but at the age of seventeen I moved to Valencia, where I completed all of my higher artistic education at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Faculty of Fine Arts San Carlos. I received my Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and Doctorate in Fine Arts there.
My academic research focused on the relationship between literature and contemporary visual art through the works of Boris Pasternak, Joseph Brodsky and Leo Tolstoy. Many of my projects explore themes of memory, migration, inner displacement, female identity and emotional presence.
I am interested in creating not only individual artworks, but also complete emotional environments and experiences. That is why in my projects I often combine photography, text, scent, sound and video, creating immersive installations.
I am also the author of several published books, including Invisible Legacy: Women in Art and Literature and Grito, Rebelión, Mujer. My works and exhibitions have been presented in museums, galleries and cultural institutions across Spain, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania and Russia.
Among my recent projects are The Path of Brodsky, dedicated to the life and poetry of Joseph Brodsky, and Grito, Rebelión, Mujer — an audiovisual installation inspired by the figure of Anna Karenina and contemporary feminist discourse.
Artist Statement
My artistic practice exists at the intersection of visual art, literature and personal experience. I work with photography, painting, installation and video art, exploring themes of memory, migration, identity and human presence.
In my projects, I combine photography, text, sound, scent and moving image, creating immersive spaces in which the viewer becomes part of the work.
My academic and research background strongly influences my artistic methodology: I see art as a form of visual, cultural and psychological investigation.
I am particularly interested in emotional states that are difficult to express through words: nostalgia, silence, inner displacement and the feeling of living between countries, languages and identities. Through visual metaphors and spatial composition, I aim to transform these experiences into universal visual narratives.
In my projects, I combine photography, text, sound, scent and moving image, creating immersive spaces in which the viewer becomes part of the work.
My academic and research background strongly influences my artistic methodology: I see art as a form of visual, cultural and psychological investigation.
I am particularly interested in emotional states that are difficult to express through words: nostalgia, silence, inner displacement and the feeling of living between countries, languages and identities. Through visual metaphors and spatial composition, I aim to transform these experiences into universal visual narratives.
