Darly Benneker (1992, Colombia) is a Dutch-Colombian visual artist whose practice is deeply influenced by the spaces she inhabits. Holding an MA in Education in Arts (2020) from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam and a MFA in Sculpture at NCAD in Dublin, she reimagines these spaces as extensions of a fictional past, reshaping her personal narrative through installations, sculptures, and videos. Central to her practice is the exploration of home and belonging, particularly the complexity of feeling at home in unfamiliar spaces or when the concept of "home" itself remains uncertain.
Her work materializes experiences and memories, creating pieces where past and present collide. These works are unstable and intimate, not just telling stories but making them felt. Her choice of materials deepens this exploration, aiming to make the unseen visible and the unheard heard, while constructing a sense of belonging within both familiar and unfamiliar spaces. Rooted in themes of history, migration, identity, and home, her practice resonates on both a personal and universal level, blurring the boundaries between reality and speculative fiction. Her work offers a profound exploration of belonging, identity, and the fluidity of personal and collective histories.