About Lisette Ros

BIO
Lisette Ros (Hilversum, NL, 1991) is a conceptual and performance artist.

In 2016 Lisette Ros performed at the Venice Architecture Biennal in Italy, followed by the international launch of My Self, the Body at SXSW in Austin, USA (2018), and a collaboration with Asian Dope Boys for TRANCE at MWoods Museum in Beijing, China (2019). In 2021 she finished her residency at Marina Abramoviç and she launched her work My Self, the (First) Breath at SIM in Iceland. Since August 2023, she’s immersed in the sixth part of her ‘My Self’ series, partly in Indonesia, exploring her unfamiliar roots, with the guidance of performance artist Melati Suryodarmo. For My Self, the (Unfamiliar) Roots Lisette got granted by the Mondrian Fund, Erasmus Huis Jakarta by the Dutch Embassy, and the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund.

In June 2023 Ros unveiled her “Presence in Absence” piece, the first installment of her performative research series titled The Absence of Metamorphosis, delving into the concept of metamorphosis in relation to the axolotl at Casa Lü in Mexico City.

Her diverse body of work has been exhibited at prominent institutions globally, including Amsterdam Museum, Apiary London, Arti et Amicitiae, Barbara Thumm Galerie, Casa Lü Galería, The Curators Room – La Oficina Barcelona, De Waag Society, EYE Film Museum, Frans Halsmuseum, Het HEM, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Goethe Institute, Looiersgracht 60, MOYA Museum Oosterhout, Museumnacht Rotterdam, MWoods Museum Beijing, SBK-Dordrecht, South By South West, Studio Plesungan, Oped Space Tokyo, Piramidón Centre d’Art Contemporani, Van Abbemuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and guerrilla at (various) places.

Beyond her art, Ros is a performative lecturer, conducting creative workshops and programs for both youth and adults. Her teaching revolves around themes such as identity fluidity, diversity, gender performativity, challenging stereotypes, prejudices, and everyday systems. Emphasizing introspection and embracing vulnerabilities, her approach fosters creative expression with threads of inspiration, recognition, humor, and diverse perspectives. Prior to her current roles, Lisette Ros gained extensive experience shaping and teaching classes on tolerance, discrimination, identity, diversity, and LGBTQI+ issues.

Read about Lisette’s vision, art and brain in the recent essay published on NERO Editions

monstruo de agua in mexico-city with performance artist lisette ros for nowness, directed by laura martinova, produced by eren diritas