Borderhole

Borderhole takes place in a mythical border area between Colombia and the United States. At the limit of the horizon, at the limit of the continents, at the edge of the beaches that are indistinguishable from each other. Dispossessed bodies opening holes to cross small portions of land that do not belong to anyone. We investigate the relationship between North and South America through the lens of the American dream and the illumination of multiple tensions within and around the border. The piece explores imperialism, globalization through pop music, gender mutation in an international context, and the choreography of women's bodies in relation to ecosystems and politics.

Using her body in combination with multi-media technologies, Nadia Granados’ artistic practice illuminates the relationships between the representation of state violence in mainstream media, institutionalised machismo, heterosexual pornography, and violence against women. Her work is both performative and technological, both art and activism, and a mix of cabaret, public intervention, and video transmission.

In her performances and video works, film-maker, artist, and educator Amber Bemak uses the body as a sight for socio-political inquiry, engages with text, language, and translation to open up discourse around deeply embedded colonial narratives, and commits to linking the intimate and personal with larger institutional structures.