Cuerpas

“Cuerpas” is an ongoing investigation about memory of self— it’s about the shape-shifting we do repeatedly, quickly and slowly, how we know ourselves and show ourselves while maintaining the core of who we know and remember ourselves to be.

The beginning of this investigation centered on physical collages from my previous profession as an artist’s model. The “Cuerpas” represent my past, my present, and the contortions I make through memory and perception to understand and contextualize my identity. It has continued to incorporate old video, photographs, and memories.

“Cuerpas” began during my AIR with The Liminal gallery in 2020, and continued during my AIR with Agora Digital Art. You can learn more about the Agora residency here: “Emma Shapiro: A Woman Self-Defined” , and by listening to my artist’s talk “Cuerpas: Memory and Identity at the Border of Digital and Physical Art”

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“Cuerpas” artworks have been exhibited in the US, UK, and Europe, including:

Unit London, Sensitive Content, London, UK (Frieze)

Huellas De Mujer, Convocatoria HuellArts II, Spain

AgoraXMetazu.studio, Cuerpas, https://hubs.mozilla.com/cuerpas

Sporting Club Rusafa, Dirty Pink, Valencia, Spain