LAMA.SP is an artist-run space that produces exhibitions and publications that focus on photography, architecture, and cityscape founded by Leonardo Finotti and Michelle Jean Castro.
Leonardo is a visual artist whose work has centered around two complementary themes: Modern Architecture and anonymous or informal urban spaces. Past projects include: Pelada (2014), Latinitudes (2015), Rio Enquadrado (2016), A Collection of Latin American Modern Architecture (2016), to name just a few. Leonardo’s work has been shown in a number of solo and group exhibitions and is also included in the collections of the Buendner Kunstmuseum Chur (Switzerland), Fundação EDP (Portugal), AzW (Austria), among others.
Michelle Jean Castro is an architect and curator based in Stockholm. She is currently developing an ongoing art and research project centered on the concept of haunting—when something previously hidden or overlooked comes into view. This includes projects such as Sacred Groves & Secret Parks: Orisha Landscapes in Brazil and West Africa, conducted under the guidance of the Hutchins Center. This project offers insights into the materiality and spatiality of Afro-religious diasporic practices. Ongoing projects are: What is Not Forest is Ruination and Ghostly Matters.