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Claudia Salamanca is a visual artist whose main interest is in the moving image, whether it is monochannel, video installation, vj or performedia. Her interest lies in the performativity of the image. Born in Bogota, Colombia, she now lives in Berkeley, California where she is doing her PhD in the Rhetoric Department at UC Berkeley. She received her B.F.A from the Universidad de Los Andes, and an M.A. in Science, Technology and Culture from the Liberal Studies Department at Rutgers University, NJ; her M.A. was done through a Fulbright Scholarship for Graduate Studies in the USA. Her work has been exhibited in Brasil, Canada, Spain, and Colombia, among others and has gained recognition in different festivals like Artronica (Colombia), File (Brasil) and grants from Umbral-Arte Publico (Colombia), IDCT, and Ministry of Culture in Colombia. Currently she is curating the Central Region of the National Art Show in Colombia with Andres Gaitan and she is cofounder and designer of the Live Arts Festival Tremor.
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