b. 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lives and works in Paris, France and São Paulo, Brazil.
Biography
Intrinsically autobiographical, the work of artist and activist Lyz Parayzo is a critical re-interpretation of the modernist artistic tradition in Brazil through the prism of gender, identity and politics. She has developed a therapeutic practice of creating magical healing objects out of metal, a material that has echoes of assembly lines, social and economic inequalities and industrial exploitation. Her performances, sculptures and installations explore the dynamics of power, violence and desire, and set in train new rituals of healing.