Lola Barraud



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Lola Barraud (b. 2001) is a French artist, based in Helsinki.  Her practice is interdisciplinary, combining mediums of installation, performance, sculpture, and sound art. She primarily aims to create experiential works which are completed by the audience’s perspectives. Through explorations of love, its presence, absence, and definitions, her practice examines human relationships: how we connect, rely on, and seek others. Barraud's work reflects on how proprioception can be influenced in the physicality of bodies, challenging the boundaries of personal space and intimacy. At its core, her ongoing artistic research investigates the heart, organ and symbol, as a tool for connection.

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I don’t belong here

Site-specific installation, soft sculpture, sound and heart sensor. Made in collaboration with Eelis Kostiainen.

2024
"I don’t belong here" is a sound and sculpture installation. It consists of a soft sculpture made of foam/pillow stuffing recovered by skin colored fabric. Inside the soft sculpture, there is a loudspeaker continuously playing the sound of a heartbeat. This heartbeat is on the same rhythm as my heart. For the time during which the work will be activated, I will wear a heart sensor that sends my bpm data through Wifi to the microcomputer connected to the sculpture. The bpm of the heartbeat played on the speaker is then matched to my rhythm, therefore making the speakers play my heartbeat in real-time. The audience is allowed to interact with the piece by touching and putting their head on the sculpture to listen.