Laura Caraballo
Laura Caraballo is a Latinx interdisciplinary artist based in Tiohtià:ke / Montréal focused on spatial art. Their work elicits the self-conscious social emotion of nostalgia, inviting viewers to revisit and critically question the past. As a result of their upbringing in a hyper catholic, patriarchal yet collectivistic society and matriarchal household, Laura uses imagery of the Latin American pop culture and sounds to represent the inner conflict work with their cultural identity.
Laura believes in the power that art holds in society, and as such, she consistently pursues the uplift of subversive narratives while nurturing and empowering her communities through art.
Ya Vengo serves as a short introductory installation to Laura’s latest project, No Me Demoro, a VR simulation that encapsulates the experience of growing up in a Latin American household in the 2000s. No Me Demoro was developed during the artist’s residency at Ada-X, as part of the “Digital Skills for Youth” program coordinated by the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) and funded by the Government of Canada. The project is accessible via Allo Ada, a virtual space for discovering, animating and meeting artists created by Ada X with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.