Join us for an in-depth discussion with artist Isidro Pérez García as he discusses his interdisciplinary art practice and his solo exhibition at MXCL BNL LAB, titled Por Debajo de la Mesa: Terreno Familiar | Under the Table: Familiar Terrain. This cross-border weaving collaboration involves sculpture, performance, and social practice through the biocultural connections to plants.
In this episode, Isidro discusses his experience being a previously undocumented laborer before receiving a BFA from CalArts and an MFA in visual arts from UC San Diego. By centering an art practice informed by his identity, he communicates a professional and cultural trajectory that is inspirational and playful. Pérez García and Gomez also discuss the disparate realities and disconnections between paranormal experiences across cultures.
The PARA/normal Borders Podcast is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.
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Photo Credits and Image Sources:
[18:22] Image of conference table. Courtesy of the artist.
[18:51] Isidro Pérez García as undocumented laborer at a furniture factory. Image courtesy of the artist.
[24:10] Mesa de conferencias de UCSD construida por inmigrantes indocumentados | UCSD Conference Table Built by Undocumented Immigrants. Installation image courtesy of the artist.
[26:23] Installation images courtesy of the artist.
[37:20] MexiCali Biennial: Land of Milk & Honey at casa la linea arte contemporaneo in Calexico, CA. Pulquería video documentation courtesy of MexiCali Biennial. Video credit Hugo Fermé.
[41:30] MexiCali Biennial: Land of Milk & Honey at casa la linea arte contemporaneo. Tuleno performance video documentation courtesy of MexiCali Biennial. Video credit Hugo Fermé.
[48:05] Por Debajo de la mesa: Terreno Familiar | Under the Table: Familiar Terrain at MXCL BNL LAB Whittier, CA. Video documentation courtesy MexiCali Biennial.
[49:44] Installation of Por Debajo de la mesa: Terreno Familiar | Under the Table: Familiar Terrain at MXCL BNL LAB. Images courtesy of the MexiCali Biennial.
Selected resources and recommended reading for further research:
Land of Milk & Honey : California’s Agricultural Histories in Contemporary Art. “Lost Histories in Maguey, Library of Congress Story Map: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7d33b3cdaa864bd293a7133def5b584b
Link to documentary video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEMBXxnNYQs
Photo Essay: Por Debajo de la Mesa: Terreno Familiar | Under the Table: Familiar Terrain
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