Smék's research is often related to the processes of adaptation of the body in stressful situations, especially with regard to the female body.
Body, movement, contraction, retention, and flow are elements present in Dora Smék's work, which spans various media such as sculptures, installations, photographs, videos, and performances. Smék's research often explores the relationship between the unconscious and sexuality, as well as the processes of body adaptation in stressful or crisis situations, particularly concerning the female body.
Smék holds a master's degree in Visual Arts from the State University of Campinas (Brazil) and a degree in Corporal Arts from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (Brazil).
Body, movement, contraction, retention and flow are elements present in Dora Smék's work based on different types of media, such as sculptures, installations, photographs, videos and performances. Smék's research is often related to the processes of adaptation of the body in stressful situations, especially with regard to the female body.
Smék holds a master's degree in Visual Arts from the State University of Campinas (Brazil) and a degree in Corporal Arts from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo PUC-SP (Brazil).
In 2021 she presented 'The Dance of the Headless Body ', Smék's first solo exhibition at Central Galeria. Group exhibitions include: 'Art in the Field', Estadio Pacaembu, Brazil (2020) 'In the present, life (is) political', Central Galeria, Brazil (2020); 'Political Polysemy' (Polysemia), Arte Londrina 8, Brazil (2020); 'Plei', Massapê Projects, Brazil (2020); 47th Contemporary Art Salon Luiz Sacilotto, Brazil (2019); 'Women in Brazilian Art: Between Two Vertices', Centro Cultural São Paulo, Brazil (2019); 12o de Arte de São Bernando do Campo, Brazil (2019); 'Extemporaneous Brasilia', Casa Niemeyer, Brazil (2018-2019); 'Overflow', Galeria Vermelho (Verbo - Performance Art Festival), Brazil (2017), among others.