WORK
fluid mechanics: exhaust system
SlitherDripShake
Affective Jolt
Stromatolites and other lovers
Hissing Organs
Found Object Sculptures
Matteria
LUGAR
Imprints, Mutations
Liquid Skins
Sculpture Archive
Performance Archive
Somaesthesia
Photos: Nacho Errando, Philippine Selam
Sara Willa is a sculptor, performer, and experimental dancemaker. Through work with found objects, biomaterials, and performance practices, she explores embodiment, affect, material politics, and their entanglements.
Willa has been supported by residencies at La Caldera (Barcelona), PLUTO (Valencia), Théâtre de Vanves (Paris), Centro Huarte (Pamplona), The Liminal (Valencia), PADA Studios (Lisbon), & Artea LAB (Valencia), among others, and was a participant in the 2025 edition of the Postnatural Independent Program at the Institute for Postnatural Studies in Madrid. She has recently performed and/or exhibited at NEUFNEUF Festival (Toulouse), Chaíz Estudio (Madrid), PLUTO (Valencia), and Centro del Carmen de Cultura Contemporánea (Valencia). Co-creator of Matteria transdisciplinary dance company and LUGAR site-specific live arts collective.
She graduated with honors in Studio Art and Dance at Pomona College (CA) and completed significant coursework in Contemporary Dance Performance and Choreography at the Valencia Superior Dance Conservatory prior to pursuing her MFA in Sculpture and Extended Media at VCU.
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