Keila Terencio de Paula
I am a performance artist born and raised in Brasil, based on Gadigal (Sydney). In my practice, I explore non-linear storytelling, using objects and materials to create immersive landscapes, shapes, and textures that interact with the body, allowing stories to unfold through image, gesture, and sensation. I focus on the relationship between bodies and objects, the communication they share, and the symbolism they create together. I pay close attention to narratives found in dreams, nature, personal stories, and emotions, translating these experiences into work that invites audiences to connect, imagine, and interpret their own meanings.
A puppet chronicles her dreams, questioning the fragile boundary between reality and false awakenings. Two Bodies One Mind is an experimental, visual theatre work exploring puppetry as a poetic language for the subconscious. Blending surreal imagery with semi-biographical storytelling, it examines the relationship between puppeteer and puppet, musician and instrument, where manipulation becomes embodiment. Combining puppetry, movement, live music, and installation, Two Bodies One Mind is an invitation to surrender to the illogic of dreams.
