Camila E. Capra

[ Costa Rican artist, designer & researcher currently based in NL ]




About
Work

  1. around the table
  2. it sat on my shoulders
  3. no function only meaning: the remains
  4. no function only meaning
  5. maternal water
  6. this thesis has no title
  7. i kneeled down and fed her water
  8. mourning bodies
  9. continual becoming
  10. bare flesh, bare wounds, dismembered
  11. soft things can’t break


Contact

Krudo Studio

Krudo Studio is a ceramic design studio founded in 2017 by Camila Capra. Originally based in Santa Ana a small town in San Jose, Costa Rica, the studio focuses on the creation of ceramic objects ranging from vessels, dinnerware, and experimental objects for both functional and decorative use. The Studio is now based in Eindhoven, NL.





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photo by Gigi Totaro

My work delves into the intricacies of the human experience, serving as a tactile exploration between the tangible and intangible. It explores the relationships we establish with the spaces we inhabit and the objects that occupy them. I understand this subject-object relationship as inherently causal, where we project onto these objects, and in turn, they shape and influence our identities, behaviors, and memories. Language and meaning play a pivotal role in shaping our experiences, and as a result, they feature prominently in my work.

At the core of my artistic practice lies the no- tion of process. Process not only serves as a methodology but becomes the very essence of my work. I am drawn to themes that are processual in nature, such as identity, memory, grief, and the passage of time. It is the glitches, errors, or moments of collapse within these processes that I find particularly intriguing. I perceive these instances of instability and disruption as opportunities, as they allow for the deconstruction, fragmentation, and subsequent reconstruction of ideas and forms, giving rise to new possibilities.

With this interest in process and its transitory character, comes a simultaneous need for its documentation. It gives rise to a search for forms of representation where both the record and the object become works themselves.


[all images are my own unless otherwise stated.]


EDUCATION
2022 MA Contextual Design, Cum Laude
Design Academy Eindhoven, NL

2015 BFA Integrated Design, Minor Graphic Design, High Honors
Parsons School of Design, NY, USA
 AWARDS
2022 Best Thesis Award, Design Academy Eindhoven
EXHIBITIONS2023 Around the Table, Dutch Design Week 2023, Eindhoven NL
2022 BARRO - Clay and Dialogues, Materia Studio, Mexico City
2022 Design Academy Graduation Show, Microtuin, Eindhoven NL
2021 Hunger Power, Dutch Design Week 2021, Eindhoven NL PRESS
2022 BARRO - Clay and Dialogues Explores Our Universal Connection to Clay, Materia Press



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