Paula van Beek
Researching within an expanded performance pratice my work investigates self, identity, locality and alternative narrative structures with a focus on feminine experiences.
Australia (residence), New Zealand (citizenship) °1978
affiliation: RMIT School of Art
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www.paulavanbeek.com
PAULA VAN BEEK is an artist dedicated to making and supporting contemporary image-driven performance projects. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University, Wellington, NZ (1998) and a Graduate Diploma in Animateuring from VCA (2006). She has made socially engaged works and events in car parks, theatres, hallways, warehouses, on river banks and online. She has travelled widely with her work with projects across Australia, in the US, Colombia, Indonesia and NZ, training in the UK, residencies in Europe and teaching in Tokyo. As a current research candidate at RMIT School of Art, her research is centred on self-surveillance and the social media obsession with the selfie.