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Lia Proti
Visual artist and spatial designer
lisproti@gmail.com
Her practice unfolds across painting, scenography, and installation, moving fluidly between two-dimensional and spatial forms. Drawing on years of study and professional experience, she divides her time between technical production of works and installations for festivals and other organizations, and an independent artistic research grounded in drawing, painting, and textile installation
Central to her personal production is an investigation of the body as a threshold between materic presence and immaterial experience. Through experimental visual strategies, her work examines vulnerability, emotional states, and the relationship between corporeality, memory, and perception.
Writing and drawing are integral to her process, functioning as tools for reflection and conceptual inquiry before taking form through painting and the physical construction of the work. Each project develops through a sustained process of research and internalization, transforming personal experiences into visual and spatial compositions that invite broader collective readings.
Scenic construction and Stage techniques
Scuola dell’ Opera del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Italy)
2022 - 2023
BFA (Honors) - Visual Arts
Decoration for Art and Environments
Bologna Academy of Fine Arts (Italy)
2017 - 2021
Freelance visual artist and art producer. (IT, PT, DE)
Independent artistic practice and freelance services:
Studio assistant, mural artist and exhibition technician
“So many names” by Luisa Jacinto
Fundação Carmona e Costa, Lisbon, 2026
Art fabricator and studio assistant
“Gleich-zeitig / At the same time” by Luisa Jacinto
Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Cologne, 2026
Art handler
Galeria Pedro Cera
Lisbon, 2025
Set designer and Stylist
Bacco studio x Vogue Adria, Bacco studio x Lanius GmbH, Bacco studio x Campo Escondido, Bacco Studio x Observador Magazine
Portugal, 2024 - 2026
Resident artist
Studio Azo
Lisbon, 2024-2026
Art producer
“Urban Faces”, site specific installation by Lia Proti.
Colonia 12 stelle, Cesenatico (IT). 2021
Mural artist and decorator
Private commissions since 2021 (IT, PT, DE)
2024 - 2026
Co-founder and Creative director of BACCO STUDIO
Creative direction, styling and set design for in- house and client’s projects.
Event production and planning, artistic vision and branding, logistics, supplier coordination, on-site management.
(Featured collaborations: Vogue Adria, Observador Magazine, Lanius GmbH, Campo Escondido, Alvine Lisboa, Treatwell Portugal, Watchers Portugal).
Lisbon, PT
2025 - 2026
Live drawing model at NextArt - School of the Arts
Lisbon, PT
2025
Studio assistant and Installation technician at Kokuga Flower Studio
Lisbon, PT
2025
Exhibition designer and Producer at TedX Marvila
Lisbon, PT
2024
Art Residency Coordinator and Gallery technician at Prisma Estúdio
Lisbon, PT
2023
Art director and Set designer of Bada Fest Festival
Cesenatico, IT
2023
Theatre technician and Maker at Teatro Comunale di Bologna
6 month apprenticeship: construction of theatre sets, prop making, scenic decoration and backdrop painting in the workshop.
Operation of stage machinery and execution of scene changes during live performances on stage.
2023
Stage Technician at Teatro del Baraccano
2 months internship: light console operator, light technician on stage.
Bologna, IT
2022 - 2023
Set designer and Builder at Boom Festival
2023 Edition - Designer and builder of The Garden Village artistic installations and supervisor of the Art Team.
Design of the structures, order of the materials, logistics of the build up, construction and decoration of the structures on site with the Team, dismantling of the structures post-event and management of the storage.
2022 Edition - Builder and decorator at The Garden Village. Construction, decoration and dismantling of the Festival structures and installations with the team.
2022
Builder and decorator at Him Dub Festival
Rapoula do Côa, PT
2019
Co-founder and Art director of Arte in conserva Festival
Cesenatico, IT
English (C2 - IELTS Certificate)
Portuguese (B2)
Spanish (B2)
issued by Scuola dell’Opera del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Italy.
Chemical Handling Certificate
issued by Scuola dell’opera del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Italy.
European Driving License – Category B
2022 - IpoCorpo. Towards the new world - Galleria Pallavicini 22. (Ravenna, Italy)
Solo exhibition
2025 - Feira Obscena - Rua Malandra . (Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
Group exhibition
2025 - The Heart of being Human - TedX Marvila, Convento do Beato (Lisbon, Portugal)
Group exhibition
2025 - Human relics. - RnA, Research & Art Studio (Lisbon, Portugal)
Live augmented painting
2022 - Arte pubblica, Ritratti sociali - Ecomuseo and Ex Cinema Astoria (Rimini, Italy)
Group exhibition
2022 - Appartenenze. Curated by Collettivo Porto - Galleria Leonardo da Vinci (Cesenatico, Italy) Group exhibition
2022 - Siamo tutt* Artemide - Sorelle festival. Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Faenza, Italy)
Group exhibition
2021 - Urban Faces - Colonia 12 Stelle (Cesenatico, Italy)
Site specific installation, poster art.
2019 - Ababo Black night - Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
Performance
2018 - Frammento/Unità - installation curated by CHEAP (Bologna, Italy)
Site specific installation
2018 - Art 1502 - Wündergrafik Lab. (Forlì, Italy) Group exhibition
2018 - Ababo White Night - Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
Group exhibition and live painting
2024
Bacco Studio x Observador Magazine
Portugal, 2023
Living Cesenatico
Italy, 2021
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Site specific installation
Approx. 7m x 4m x 10,5m
Wood, plywood panels, paint.
A portal dedicated to Venus, precisely positioned on the ground so that the planet aligns within the arch on the summer solstice—the festival’s opening day.
Flowing forms and warm colors evoke femininity and sacredness.
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Site specific installation
Approx. 5m x 6m x 5m
Bamboo of different dimensions, synthetic rope and hemp rope, plywood, straw, wood, acrylic paint, gold leaf.
A human-scale birdcage installation that invites participants to inhabit the space while being watched from the outside, evoking themes of exhibitionism, vulnerability, and controlled exposure. Clean shapes, transparency, bamboo cane, rust and gold finishes create a Zen-like environment balancing intimacy and observation.
The natural materials blend with the surrounding space and interact with it, creating hypnotic sounds as the wind gently brushes against the loose bamboo curtains.
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Site specific interactive installation
Approx. 6,5m x 3,5m x 6m
Bamboo of different dimensions, plywood panels, plastic and bamboo rope, acrylic glass, plastic, fabric, acrylic paint.
An enclosed space designed to feel both safe and observed, referencing voyeuristic dynamics as a consensual exchange of perspectives between the outside world and the inner room. Sliding doors, transparencies, hidden windows, microphones, and cameras create layered viewpoints and controlled visibility, blurring the boundary between intimacy and observation.
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Site specific interactive installation
Approx. 6,5m x 3,5m x 6m
Wood, metal, plywood panels, plastic, sponge, fabric, led light tubes, paint, various props and scene objects.
A playful conglomerate of structures inspired by a 1950s gas station. A “love refill” station that is part vanilla, part naïve, where color and whimsy take center stage. The installation features a suspended faux American diner, a small 1970s motel, and a massage wall—inviting visitors to recharge affection in a fun, surreal environment, playing all together.
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Site specific interactive installation
Approx. 7m x 5m x 6m (main structure, ramps excluded)
Bamboo of different dimensions, wood panels, plastic and bamboo rope, elastic rope, plastic, fabric, latex, velvet, acrylic paint.
An engaging structure that invites participants to enter and interact with the environment, creating traps, pathways, and physical constraints that make movement increasingly difficult and guided. A central element, the 2m latex and velvet Rose, that recall fragility, sensuality and resilience. Materials and forms reference Shibari and BDSM practices, exploring tension, restriction, and play within a controlled space.
The Rose was equipped with a mechanism that allowed it to move and “breathe” in rhythm with a heartbeat (recorded audio in the installation). Special thanks to Error-43 Studio for the mechanism.
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Scenography for the Opera “La Scala di Seta” by G. Rossini
This is the final project of the Post-secondary technical specialization course in Scenic construction and stage technicques made by the Opera School of Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Italy).
The opera was staged in May 2023 at the Ebe Stignani Theatre in Imola, Italy.
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Site specific installation
Dodecahedral structure, Ø 2m
Wood, plywood, papier-mâché, foam, fabric, acrylic glass, acrylic paint, phosphorescent paint and decorative props.
A small emergency escape pod detached from the mother spacecraft during an emergency landing on planet Earth. Today, the pod is found in a state of decay, on a lifeless planet where a new civilization is slowly emerging.
Conceived as an archaeological artifact, the spacecraft becomes a trace of a previous form of life, playfully drawing a parallel between those who once inhabited the Earth (us) and those who will come after, interpreting the remnants and debris we leave behind.
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Site specific interactive installation
7m x 5m x 6m (ramp excluded)
Bamboo of different dimensions, wood, papier-mâché, foam, fabric, acrylic glass, acrylic paint, plastic tubes, felt carpet and thermal blankets (for the ceiling).
The installation represents the abandoned mother spacecraft that landed on Earth a long time ago.
Inside, the structure is organized around an path that starts with ramp that leads to the upper level, where a sci-fi labyrinth begins, revealing the (now obsolete, but post-punk style) technologies of the spacecraft through spatial fragments and details.
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Site specific installation
Variable dimensions
Internal load-bearing timber structure, metal wire net, straw, mud, soil, natural pigments.
Arcadia stands as a trace of a civilization that once inhabited the site. Composed almost entirely of natural materials, the installation consists of a series of structures reminiscent of megaliths or menhirs, combining an ancient construction language with a contemporary, minimalist silhouette.
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Site specific interactive installation
Variable dimensions
Wood planks, plywood panels, paint, props
An unconventional hotel immersed in water, composed of all the parts of a real full-scale hotel.
An interactive structure where the visitors can enter, act in the space, have fun and why not... have lunch with their feet in the water!
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Site specific installation, stage design, decorations and exhibition layout
The design focuses primarily on:
- The exhibition area, where young local artists have adapted their works to the surrounding area, hanging them from lightweight structures with plays of light and fabric
- The garden in front of the stage, where playful installations for children have been created
- Decorations, primarily placed on trees and on the stage, respecting the natural setting.
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Site specific installation
Blueback foto print, paper glue.
Urban Faces is an artistic intervention on abandoned buildings in the city of Cesenatico. The (bachelor) project’s goal is to connect the local community with the tourists within the urban context, fostering artistic dialogue and raising awareness in the area of research.
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Site specific installation
100% wool, natural pigments,
metal, rope, implanted seeds and
sprouts, natural sponge.
The project focuses on vegetal design and the artistic riqualification of the abandoned Monastery of Scardavilla. The intervention reinterprets the forms and characteristics of the local wild plants, transforming them into natural installations inspired by organic growth patterns. These installations, made from natural materials and dyed with natural pigments, are designed to host and support vegetation, allowing plants to gradually grow on the structure over time.
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