Meet installation and performance artist, Jose Villalobos.

His arresting and sometimes graphic work explores the connections between his Mexican, American, and queer identities and the pain inherent in their intersections and contradictions. In part two, we discuss the themes of his work and the impacts of being underrepresented.

You can find the second part of this interview here.

This episode’s transcript and references are available on our website.

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In the first half of this two part episode, we talk to installation and performance artist Jose Villalobos (00:43). We learn about how COVID restrictions have impacted his work (01:30)(08:54) and the changes he’s made to adapt (05:30), including his advice on maintaining a social media presence during the pandemic (07:31).

Jose also shares about why he is a performance artist (18:00), how he sees the relationship with his audience (20:39), and his standout experiences as a performer (27:00). We chat about how audiences respond to his work (25:00), how he came to this place in his career (30:11), and how he uses his art to process personal and systemic trauma (32:19) including challenging oppressive institutions and beliefs (39:33).

Host, Producer, Audio/Video Editor | Carina Hiscock
Co-Producer | Hailey Wang
Partner | Unfiltered SA
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