As part of the group exhibition, Homorientalism, exhibiting artist Hector Canonge will present his performance ruminating on ancestral memories of place, displacement, and ritualistic aesthetics. Titled A Matter of Wholeness, the work will be presented to the public on June 23rd, in conjunction with the opening of the group exhibition.
Considering the complex relationship Indigenous peoples have with roots of their origins and the subsequent routes they embark on, Canonge’s performance evokes peoples’ removal from their native land, and their search for a place in the world. The public is invited to witness Canonge’s performance to reflect on the ongoing impacts of subjugation on Indigenous lands and bodies across the world. Following the performance, remnants of the actions will be exhibited as an installation, on view for the remainder of the exhibition run.
BIO
Hector Canonge is an American artist of Catalan and Bolivian descent, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His work in Performance Art, Social Practice, Multimedia Production and Installation treats notions of identity, gender roles, migration politics, and neo-de-colonizing discourse. Through his investigation of somatic expression, he has developed a corporeal theory for the practice of Performance Art presenting it in workshops and conferences around the world. Challenging the white box settings of a gallery or a museum, or intervening directly in public spaces, his performances mediate movement, endurance, and ritualistic processes. His performances, films and media installations have been presented and exhibited in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Canonge is the founding director and curator of the performance art festivals: ITINERANT in New York City, LATITUDES in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, and AUSTRAL in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is responsible for the international initiatives and platforms: ARTerial Performance Lab (South America), PERFORMEANDO (New York-Berlin), and NEXUS (Miami). In 2020, during the pandemic, Canonge launched the virtual world-wide program, CHRONICLES of CONFINEMENT, featuring artists from various countries in the five continents. In 2022, Canonge launched and curated PAUSA, Performance Art USA, the new seasonal platform for live art and its various modalities of presentation.