Roxana Rios

FIGURE,FORM is to be understood as a self-determined counterpart to both artistic as well as social political discourses and understandings of “canon” and sees itself as an ongoing collection of queer/trans excellence and intelligence. Besides a practice of critical rejection, visibility and the formation of community are among the most important goals of the work. FIGURE, FORM treats physicality as a sovereign medium dedicated to self-realization. No distribution for the development of social gender is ascribed to the body per se, gender identity is understood as a performative practice. Thus FIGURE, FORM tests bodily (re)conquests, inscriptions into, and queering of prevailing narratives as a point of reference for future comprehension. The project aims to understand the body as a fluid material and works for un-doings / subversion of hegemonic gazes and a reclaiming of self, body and visibility. The images are accompanied by a text, holding an edit of conversations held during the shootings.

2020 — ongoing, room installation, large-format slideshows, a combination of image and sound. The number of monitors and the length of the sequences vary depending on the exhibition space. Depending on the room between 2-10 55” screens. In combination with spoken text, an edited combination of statements by the participants, approx. 30 min.