ARTIST
STATEMENT
I embarked on the practice of performance art grounded
on my experience in the theater. I soon realized that
both disciplines shared common principles, and set out
to research the connections that exist between them.
The result of this investigation is what I call “performative-theater,
a hybrid/mestiza form where I combine different creative
elements (live music, ritual actions, video, etc.) in
the construction of new narratives. I am interested
in the creation of a multidimensional and playful space
that allows for the crossing of esthetic and conceptual
borders.
I use my body as a territory/map from where I can approach,
question, and comment on social and political phenomena.
My body is a container for the development of dramaturgies
to be shared with the audience, who, in turn, develops
its own narratives through interactivity. Socio-political
concepts become embodied and materialized in actions
that, I hope, stimulate the formulation of new questions
about our world.
My work is a research and reflection of the living moment.
It is for me the art of being here and now, of direct
contact, where the experience of the immediate, the
instant, and the accident acquire new meanings. Through
my work I am invested in creating a space for the construction
of identities as relational and open to difference.
A place where self-knowledge occurs through a knowing
of the other.
As an immigrant artist, my recent work has focused on
the current reality of the Latino-Mexican immigrant
in the US. I not only look for current social commentary,
but also for ways in which the resonance of traditions,
myths, and indigenous wisdom deepen our memory, affirm
our sense of being present, and nurture our imagination.
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