AIR 2020
Hugo Lami Q. What do you think the role of the arts is in society? I believe that the role of the arts should be to educate and reshape thought and rupture cultural preconceptions. Q. Why do you want to be an artist? It’s a choice of commitment to know myself better and the world and culture I am inserted in. Q. What would be your ideal life? To be able to live solely from my artistic work and have the opportunity to reach large audiences around the world through exhibitions. Q. What’s the best show you’ve visited this year and why? Antony Gormley’s show at RA really moved me through the lightness of the materials and the heavy (or deep) spirituality of the artworks. Q. Who and / or what is your greatest inspiration? My work is inspired by contemporary mythology, social interactions and the use of technology in contrast with the natural world and ancient civilizations’ culture. Q. Why, when and where are you most productive? I am most productive when I start my day early and did all the research needed to start my projects beforehand. The studio is the best place for my artistic practice but every now and then I take some days off to rest and think. I always try to have at least one thinking day per week. Q. Do you have faith in humanity and why? I have faith in some part of humanity. We are all different from each other. There will always be good and bad people. I believe it’s important to not generalise the meaning of being human, because this can lead to a reductive and corrupt interpretation of what a person can be.
