Carlos Parra

Carlos Parra is a multidisciplinary artist, musician interested in radio, sound art, walking and audio storytelling. Originally from Colombia, blind from birth, Carlos migrated to the United States and then to Canada, where he arrived as an illegal immigrant with his guide dog. During his travels and crossings, he kept a journal in the form of an audio archive. He obtained his citizenship in 2019 and speaks Spanish, English and French, and is fluent in Braille in all three languages. Sensitive to systemic issues and prejudices related to class relations and ableism, he increased his social engagements. For two years, he taught singing and music classes for young children at the YMCA. In 2013, he became a volunteer for Doctors of the World. From 2014 to 2020, he worked as an interpreter at the Court for newcomer asylum seekers. He is a guest on Radio Centre Ville for the program Recyclafe, and as a speaker at ATSA. His experiences have led him to develop a passion for the practice of translation and interpretation between languages, artistic languages and mediums, where crossing barriers and connecting worlds become creative opportunities. Since 2020, he is one of the performers in residence at the Forêt project, directed by choreographer Aurélie Pédron.

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À nos prothèses

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10 May 2025

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  • exhibition
À nos prothèses (To our prosthetics) – À nos prothèses collective From May 10th until September 7th 2025 At the Maison Antoine-Beaudry, 14678 rue Notre-Dame Est, Montréal (Québec) H1A 1W1 Open hours  Important dates: Vernissage : Sunday, May 11th from 2 to 5pm Finissage…

À nos prothèses | goldjian [residency exploration]

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9 June 2023

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Residency Exploration Friday, June 9th 2023 From 6:00pm – 8:00pm At Studio 303, 372 Saint-Catherine St W #303 Free Don’t miss an exploration of Anne Goldenberg’s (goldjian) residency at Studio 303! Join the artist and their collaborators Véro Leduc and Carlos Parra for a performative presentation…

À nos prothèses | goldjian

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11 April 2023

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Residency from April 11th to June 6th 2023 At Ada X À nos prothèses interrogates the relationships between intimacy, conviviality, dispossession and (in)accessibility towards our “ordinary” prosthetics. The residency is a collaboration between Véro Leduc, a deaf artist, Carlos Parra, a blind artist and goldjian,…