Roni Mocán

Born: San Salvador, El Salvador, 1965
Lives and works in New York City

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006  
here: remembering 9/11, World Trade Center Site, New York City, NY. Aug 24, 2006 – ongoing   <link>
Breaking Borders/Rompiendo Fronteras,
         Museo David J. Guzmán, San Salvador, El Salvador. June 2006
         Art Museum of the Americas, Organization of American States, Washington, D.C. Dec 1, 2006–Jan 14, 2007
“real pARTy 06”; Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut. April 8.

2005
Contemporary Latin American Group Show, Risa Needleman Gallery, New York City, New York   <link>
Migraciones, Cultura Hispánica–Centro Cultural de España, Guatemala. Curated by Rosina Cazali

2004  
Field of depth, latincollector Gallery, New York City, New York   <link>

2003  
Foto30, Cultura Hispánica–Centro Cultural de España
Diseño explosivo, diseño con propósito, Cultura Hispánica–Centro Cultural de España

2001
Utopia deceived –a project on planned communities, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago   <link>
Here is New York, A Democracy of Photographs, New York City

2000
Vivir aquí, Museo Ixchel, Guatemala   <link>
Par-en-tesis, Proyecto de Arte Independiente, Zoologico La Aurora, Guatemala

1999  
Título de propiedad, Performance for a project by Jessica Lagunas, Galería Contexto, Guatemala   <link>

Artist Statement

My projects are usually inspired by common everyday events. Something as apparently banal as eating, getting dressed, taking the subway or even a politician’s speech are themes that I like to take and try to expand on them, relating them to concepts of identity, place (urban) and marketplace (consumerism), etc.

Formally, I use any media –photography, installation, drawing, etc.– that I consider the most suitable to express the concept of the artwork. Many take the form of series of images, either as a narrative (chronological or not), or as a conglomerate functioning as a whole.

My work usually appears very simple, humorous or ironic, but also requires some attention. I’m interested in creating a link, a dialogue between the artwork and the viewer’s mind. This interaction hopefully raises questions about issues that determine many facets of ourselves. Personally, these simple and common tasks, these observations have taken on a higher significance, leading a process of constant internal questioning and transformation.