Lara Torres
School of Art Design and Performance · University of Portsmouth
Research Interests
My research sits at the intersection of fashion, fine arts and film practice and theory, and explores notions of an expanded field of fashion, critical fashion and fashion film practices in the 21st century.
Biography
I hold a Doctorate from the University of Arts London at the London College of Fashion, with the thesis ‘Towards a practice of unmaking. The essay film as a critical discourse for fashion in the expanded field’. My research sits at the intersection of fashion, fine arts, and film practise and theory, exploring notions of an expanded field of fashion, critical fashion and fashion film practices in the twenty-first century. My work has been featured in international exhibitions including The future of fashion is now (2014/15) in the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam curated by José Teunissen, touring to the OCT Art & design gallery in Shenzhen and the OCAT Contemporary Art terminal Shanghai in China (2015/16); ‘Why-what-who: 10 years of fashion artefacts’ at the Venice Biennale (2018) and ’State of Fashion' in Arnhem (July 2018).
Education
Ph.D., University of the Arts London 6 Jan 2013 → 4 Jan 2019 Award Date: 4 Jan 2019 MA, University of the Arts London Sep 2009 → 4 Feb 2011 Award Date: 4 Feb 2011 BA (Hons), Centre for Vocational Training of Textiles and Clothing Oporto, Portugal 2001 → 2004 Award Date: 4 Feb 2004
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6364-2188
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=None
- Personal Weblink https://www.laratorres.com