Lea Aymard je v Franciji rojena interdisciplinarna umetnica, direktorica fotografije, transfeministična aktivistka in spolna delavka. Rojena je bila leta 1980, na slovenski kulturni sceni pa je dejavna od leta 2006. Njeno delo sega od dokumentarnega filma, eksperimentalnega videa in gledališča do literature, pri čemer avtorsko filmsko prakso povezuje s prizadevanji za politično osvoboditev v okviru družbenega aktivizma in telesnih izkušenj. Znana je po filmih, kot sta LGBT_SLO_1984 in Skozi moje oči, napisala pa je tudi znanstvenofantastično novelo Komunin mrk, prvo prozno delo v slovenščini, ki ga je napisala trans ženska. Kot aktivistka za pravice trans oseb je delovala pri prvem in edinem posebej transspolnim osebam namenjenem nevladnem zavodu Zavod TransAkcija, kjer se je zavzemala za človekove pravice in vidnost trans oseb. Redno sodeluje z neodvisnimi produkcijami, gledališkimi institucijami in nevladnimi kulturnimi organizacijami ter pogosto nastopa v domačih medijih.
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Lea Aymard is a French-born interdisciplinary artist, director of photography, transfeminist activist, and sex worker. Born in 1980, she has been active in the Slovenian cultural scene since 2006. Her work spans from documentary film, experimental video, theatre, to literature, connecting auteur filmmaking practice with calling for political liberation within social activism and bodily experiences. She is known for films such as LGBT_SLO_1984 and Skozi moje oči, and she authored the sci-fi novella Komunin mrk; the first prose work in Slovenian written by a trans woman. As a trans rights activist, she worked at the first and only trans speficic NGO TransAkcija Institute, where she advocated for the human rights and visibility of trans people. She regularly collaborates with independent productions, theatre institutions, and non-governmental cultural organisations, and she frequently appears in local media.
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