THE EVOLUTION OF BEING VIDEO PERFORMANCE BY FINA FERRARA Gender-based violence is a reality that affects us all. In Mexico alone, 46 out of every 100 women are victims of violence.What internal struggle does a woman face when trapped in an abusive relationship? This work plunges us into the obsessive, repetitive, and self-destructive behaviors that […]
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TRANSDUCTION VIDEO PERFORMANCE BY FINA FERRARA Folding inward defending from harm, our sensory receptors and nervous system tauten to the minimum stimuli. TRANSDUCTION is a piece that reflects the fear and stiffness experienced during the first stages of quarantine. Video selected for the Video Performance Cycle PerfoRed MX, 2020. https://youtu.be/acX9ZJnzrZE
RODACACA VIDEO PERFORMANCE BY FINA FERRARA RODACACA draws a parallel between the behavior of the dung beetle and the way humans deal with the waste we produce. As an environmental critique, the piece exposes how we accumulate garbage without questioning the consequences, turning our immediate surroundings —our home, the planet— into a container of our
NA’ATIK Na’atik is an invitation to deeply understand the interconnection between humanity, nature, and that invisible force that manifests, protests, and persists. The body, fragile yet resilient, becomes an echo of the landscape; a reflection of wounded land. It is the living thread between earth, water, jungle, bewilderment, uprootedness, and devastation. Na’atik is listening with
SOTERRADO VideoPerformance by Fina Ferrara, 2022 — single take. Pain that surfaces covertly through laughter. The video was presented at Galleria Rossocinabro (Rome, 2023) during Rome Art Week, and subsequently exhibited at the international art fair Visions–Canvas at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello (Venice, 2023), organized by ITSLIQUID Group.
ANISOMYCIN The antibiotic Anisomycin inhibits protein and DNA synthesis, which is necessary for the formation of long-term memories. It has been proposed that injecting anisomycin into the hippocampus can erase selective memories. We carry our luggage full of stories. Some of them we wish never to remember again. Could anisomycin be the antidote to this
A CRIB FOR SARAH PREMIERED IN 2023 This performance explores the resilience needed to master, overcome and purge personal suffering. Unauthorized duel or grief is socially unrecognized, unspoken and minimized, making the pain a heavy burden for the griever. There is no permission for the mourning of an aborted baby. Numerous women and even men
ECHOES OF PERCEPTION Based on the Kuleshov effect, this performance invites the audience to question the truthfulness of their perceptions, revealing how meaning and emotion can be manipulated and reinterpreted through sequence and context. Through a series of interconnected scenes, the audience is guided to reflect on the subtle echoes that shape our understanding of
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YELLOW BOREDOM This performance explores the monotony that often defines our daily lives—a state where we feel trapped in routine while yearning to escape. The vibrant yellow symbolizes both the oppressive glare of stagnation and the potential for change, reminding us that even boredom holds the seed of transformation. The performance invites the audience to
ALTERIDAD That failed attept to integrate us with the other where the ego breaks and the enigma of the other being becomes a light of pure attraction. Sculptures by artist Rafael Torres and Performance by Fina Ferrara during the Total Solar Eclipse, Hacienda la Flor, Nazas, Durango, Mexico. April 8, 2024. https://finaferrara.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ALTERIDAD-1.mov https://finaferrara.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RECAPREELALTERIDAD-1.mov
