Claudia Lareu
Argentina
Biography
She is an Argentine photographer with a background in graphic design. Born in 1974 in Munro, Buenos Aires Province, she grew up developing a strong sense of identity connected to the places she inhabited – particularly the province of Buenos Aires and the Atlantic coast.
Her work moves between the documentary and the intimate, with a perspective centred on relationships, identity, women and stories that often remain outside dominant narratives. She is interested in creating images that give voice to the invisible – personal territories, vulnerability and experiences lived in silence.
In 2019, after more than twenty years working in multimedia graphic design, she turned to photography and discovered a language that transformed her way of seeing. Since then, she has pursued continuous training, attending workshops and mentorships with photographers such as Martín Acosta, Juan Travnik, Julieta Escardó and Marina Cisneros, among others.
In 2023, she was recognised by POY LATAM in the New Talents category. She received photobook development grants from Museo en los Cerros in Jujuy and from the CUBO incubator programme in Chile. In 2025, she was a finalist and received a mention at the Premio Publicación Latinoamericano Felifa, and was preselected for the 112th National Salon of Visual Arts in Argentina. Her photographs have been exhibited at the 2024 Documentary Photography Biennial, at Atrium Gallery in Liverpool, and at the Festival Cuerpos Visibles in Rio de Janeiro, among other venues.
She is a member of Women Photograph and is currently developing the photobook *Hermanas*, alongside other ongoing projects.
Project
“Hermanas (Sisters)” by Claudia Lareu is a deeply personal documentary photography project that reconstructs the history of the women in the artist’s own family — specifically the story of her mother and her three aunts, who were compelled by patriarchal expectations to leave their home in Laguna Paiva, Santa Fe (Argentina) and seek work in Buenos Aires. The work interweaves archival photographs, objects, letters and newly made imagery to explore themes of migration, family bonds, gender roles and resilience across generations.
Photographed primarily in natural light with a contemplative gaze, Hermanas evokes sensory memory through domestic spaces, textures and the traces of everyday life, inviting viewers to engage with histories that are both intimate and collectively resonant. The series not only honours the lived experiences of these women but also reflects on the broader social forces that shaped their choices and identities.
