Lives in London, UK (from Callao, Peru)
Website https://www.bryanrodriguezcambana.com/
How do you describe your own art practice?
A process in which I am attempting to understand myself, and other Afro/indigenous-diasporic people like me, through the nuances and theatre of the everyday and personal/political ambitions. My practice, for me, is intuitively instigating of simplified notions of everything— living within a messiness and brokenness, in plight, fight and accountability. Currently, I make installations with videos, films, objects and performances.
La Mar Brava
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Which question or theme is central in your work?
Am I being commodified? How much truth can I tell? What is community?
Que Linda
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What was your first experience with art?
I remember helping my late grandfather paint small sculptures for our ‘Nacimiento,’ a decorative sort of installation, comprised of figurative renderings of (catholic) bible characters that we created annually for christmas, depicting the birth of Jesus; these were usually installed in the living room with recyclable materials to literally create a landscape, taking a considerable amount of space in our small house. It is a common ritual in Peru, and other spaces in the ‘third-world.’
The Sexy Smell of Growth Hormones
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What is your greatest source of inspiration?
Lived experience. Dancing.
3 Day Training for True Love
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What do you need in order to create your work?
To love, fail, transform and resist.
pedro navaja
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What work or artist has most recently surprised you?
I love the work of the Afro-Peruvian music artist ‘YANNA,’ who I feel I’ve come across to a bit late. I am not necessarily surprised but just excited for such talent. Hip-hop is foundational to me, so every time I hear a voice that is, in a way, transcendent of so many emotions, values, approach and even the very genre—I fall right into their ‘sauce.’ To me, YANNA is revolutionary and just dope.
Balcony 1
Installation View, 2022
mixed media
Cell Project Space co
