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above: video still, 2023, ‘soul retrieval cccopy of innards divisions’
Liz Mputu
“ Mputu is an artist based in Orlando, Florida.[1] Mputu is a ‘multiplatform, multimedia artist and nursing assistant who engages in work which relates to sex, gender, race and queerness’.[2] Mputu works within a space of feminist net art to understand the whiteness and privilege on the internet.[2] Mputu constructs projects using interactive media, video, sculpture and installation.[2]
Mputu is a first generation Congolese American, and is currently based out of Orlando, FL.[3] Mputu first began working creatively with technology during high school by journaling, writing poetry, curating content on Tumblr, editing Myspace photos and making lip sync videos on Youtube.[3] Mputu dropped out of DePaul University and then went to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for a semester while studying performance art.[3] In 2016, Mputu was working as a freelance Social Media Marketer while also selling artwork.[3]” [ Liz Mputu Wikipedia ]
Mputu occupies their time as a new media artist, Registered Nurse with a focus in integrative and indigenous health and in community on the orange county arts & cultural affairs diversity, equity & inclusion board along with the advocacy committee. recently, mputu was interviewed by protein agency about their contribution to their study focusing on ethical relationships between brands and creatives.
LVLZ Healing Hub, which centers the intersection of art, healing & organizing in praxis is Mputu’s current artistic focus. in medicine, she is exploring the ways the environment around us can be curated to influence more compassionate, humane and proactive behavior between us, with an emphasis on nonverbal exchanges. mputu’s work with autistic youth and children with exceptional needs in the school system and within the home has inspired these musings.
most of mputu’s work can be found in live time on instagram or in the lvlz media library & archive.
workshops/talks
Contact Us
email
lizmputu@gmail.com
Location
orlando, fl