PERFORMANCE

Javi Fuentes Bernal

Javi Fuentes Bernal is a Colombian-born transdisciplinary artist, social worker and researcher based in Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal. Their work is inspired by critical fabulations and archival practices at the intersection of trans*travesti and Indigenous thought. Through performance, video, installation, and writing, Javi explores mobility related affects and the links between memory, territory, and popular culture. Their practice fuses anticolonial and trans-affirmative approaches to self-knowledge, while questioning fugue identities and speculation around third places. In their work, the body is viewed as an anti-archival space, capable of permanently transforming memories, wounds and imaginations, whether they be individual or collective.

Recently, Javi was involved in developing exhibitions that explore themes such as gender diversity, migration, and Indigenous identities, notably Love Me Gender (Musée de la Civilisation, 2023), Awera en Bakatá (Museo Nacional de Colombia, 2024), and the permanent exhibition Le Québec autrement dit (Musée de la Civilisation, 2024). Their projects have been presented at 4th Space Concordia (Montréal, 2022), CDEx UQAM (Montréal, 2023), in magazines such as Mœbius (2023) and Caminando (2023), at Espacia (Bogotá, 2024), at RIPA (Montréal, 2024) and at SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art (Colectiva Polea, Montréal, 2024).

As part of their research, Javi has benefitted from the support of several institutions, including the Centre de recherche en santé publique CReSP (2023), the  Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (2023) and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2024) for their PhD in Social Work (Université de Montréal).

Victoria Carrasco

Born in Montréal, Victoria Carrasco is a Chilean-Canadian curator and also Gallery Manager at the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art. Carrasco holds an MA in Performance Curation from the Institute of Curatorial Practice in Performance (ICPP) at Wesleyan University, a BA in Environmental Design from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and a BFA with a concentration in Photography from Concordia University. In 2019, she was awarded the Ford Foundation ICPP Leadership Fellowship by Wesleyan University. She is also co-editor of the biannual publication TURBA: The Journal for Global Practices in Live Arts Curation.

Jashim Rodriguez

Colombian-born Jachim is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Montréal. As a vocalist, DJ and producer, their practice fuses Colombian identity, Indigenous roots, technology, and contemporary art. Their projects include interactive installations, virtual reality works, and musical compositions that address socio-political issues. They have contributed to major projects for Ubisoft, notably Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Star Wars Outlaws. Active on the underground Latinx music scene, they have produced their music throughout the Americas, with notable performances at the Boiler Room, Mural, and Fierté Montréal. By combining immersive technologies and music, Jashim designs unique neo-surrealist experiences.