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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Lola
Barraud (b.2001) is a French artist based in Helsinki, Finland. Her practice is
interdisciplinary, mixing 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.
Barraud
obtained her MFA in Time & Space Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts
Helsinki, Finland in 2025. She holds a BFA from ESAD-TALM in Angers, France.
She attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, USA, in
2026. Her work has been exhibited, in Finland, in Kuvan Kevät 2025 at
Kuva/Tila, Ateneum, and Vapaan Taiteen Tila. She was awarded an artist grant
for the year 2027 from the Arts Promotion Centre Finland, and a grant in 2025
from the Finnish Cultural Foundation for my MFA thesis.