SMart Space /Studio - What next Luciana Amado?
You were the first artist to use SMart Space /Studio 2013. How was it for you?
I applied to the studio without any hope of winning. Honestly. That moment was not a good moment, I was exactly in the point of not having a clue about what to do, without focusing in nothing in particular.
So it happened that I won the studio that summer of 2013, they chose my idea, and I couldn't believe it.Â
That moment meant for me the beginning of a lot of things, basically in my head. I felt something like "I can get whatever I want". It's one of the best states of mind you can get.Â
The studio gave me the possibility of doing what I love, having a great time without anyone telling me how or what. That freedom was amazing, it opened all the creativity for real, without any obstacles at all.
The people of SMartSe trusted in me and supported my process always, even when I told them I wanted to cover one of the walls with fake fur. They were there every time I needed them, but in the same time giving me the privacy and the silence I needed also.
I could show my work to a lot of people and I appreciate that enormously because it was not easy to find a place to do that, Stockholm was a new place for me, and still is.
 And what happened afterwards?
Well, I think about that studio as the first door that opened all the doors. I met new people, made new contacts, started new projects, (great projects!), big opportunities and beautiful challenges. And the best to come.
I will always be thankful about what they gave me, that possibility of being myself through my work, and being extremely happy every day of that month and a half.Â
That was the best summer ever.
Find out more about Luciana's work here
Fotos courtesy of Maxi Pagliero