The Book of Luna

Luna Duran was born in the Andes of Bolivia. Her entire life revolves around breaking skin, serving as a professional body piercer for over 17 years, international body art educator since 2018, and extreme ritual performance artist currently appearing on several stages around Europe. The essence of her work engages with corporal language marked by ritual symbolism and transpersonal inquiry. Luna is consciously devoted to the practice of transforming injury into visual symbols while exploring the resonance of sacred pain. Her body is the process, the material, and the visual surface which permanently expresses the consequences of this inquiry and profound dedication. Luna's work is greatly nourished by research into ancestral bloodletting rites informing her internal compulsion as it also acts like a mirror revealing an echo of the past in what she feels compelled to embody in actions; unifying ancestral wisdom with the ephemeral now. Luna’s work and art are not just professional endeavors; they are the means through which she practices and expresses her spirituality.

Luna joined the cast of Florentina Holzinger’s “TANZ” in 2021 as a hook suspension performer and has collaborated with her for “Étude for Church” (Berlin Atonal 2023, DE), “Harbour Étude" (Bergen Kunsthall 2024, NO), and is currently on tour with “SANCTA”.