about the artist
Johana Moscoso (born 1981, Bogotá) is a Colombian-American artist currently living and working in Memphis, Tennessee. Moscoso’s artwork explores co-narratives of South American and North American cultures from a subjective point of view. Gender roles, identity, and migration are explored through movement and labor. Radical expressions inform materiality that manifests in a variety of mediums in large-scale dynamic installations.
Stitching and embroidering create abstract maps that trace the time, labor, and nostalgia of the artist and her family’s migratory journeys. Hand and machine sewing are integral to her personal history originating in Bogotá, Colombia.
Performance works viscerally describe fragile human states, embodied through intimate movement. These performances unpack and subvert traditional roles in Latine dance, dismantling hierarchies and investigating traditional gender roles in Latine culture. Suggestive movements evocate intimate ineffable feelings.
Ultimately, the application of textiles, sculpture, and performance that activates physical environments. These performative installations conjure the feminine presence while celebrating culture and migration.
Website: johanamoscoso.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/johanamoscoso/
