Born in Lima, Peru, 1979
Lives and works in Lima, Peru
She studied Architecture at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas and subsequently transferred to the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Corriente Alterna where she graduated in Fine Arts in 2005. In 2010 she received her Master’s in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
For Elena critical concerns regarding the conceptual significance of archives and the persistency with memory in a society fearful of forgetting have funneled her practice and research by transforming found material into collages, sculptures, video and installations. However, as opposed to traditional archives with historical-linear narratives, the majority of her work disregards an order by insinuating possible mental relations. She utilizes identifiable structures of traditional archives so as to activate recollection and point out the potential to fragment and destabilize either remembrance as recorded, or history as written continuum of what has come to pass.
Damiani’s work has been shown in several international institutions and biennials such as MUAC (Mexico), Gwangju Biennale (South Korea), Venice Biennale (Italy) and Vienna Biennale (Austria). She was awarded the Americas Society commission for a permanent site-specific installation at the David Rockefeller Atrium in New York, the Special Mention to Video Creation at the International Festival of Digital Arts and Cultures of Gran Canaria ,2nd Prize at the French- Peruvian Contest for Visual Arts Pasaporte para un Artista , the Gold and Silver at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Corriente Alterna,the Production Prize in the 2nd Peruvian Contest Video and Electronic Arts.