Click here to view slideshow. Roque is interested in science fiction as a means of reflecting on geopolitical, social and historical issues and to speculate on possible futures. His works have the duration and the rhythm of trailers or video clips and can be presented both at the art gallery or the movie theatre. His characters inhabit post-apocalyptic and dystopian scenarios to where the artist brings elements from the history of art and architecture.
In this series, Roque explores the human body as a territory of disputes and political transformations. The issue of sexual migration is at the core of the narrative and the circular visualization of the film. The transgender feminist philosopher is one of the characters in the film that begins his trilogy: Ano Branco White Year starts from a lecture by Preciado to build a fictional plot set in the year The artist will also present the film Zero , made during an artistic residency in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
In Zero , a lonely dog flies over the desert in a private jet. The horizon is interrupted only by an oasis-like skyline of futuristic high rises. The contrast between the dust of the desert, the shining and spotless glass of the apparently uninhabited buildings, and the animal adrift β perhaps the last living creature on earth β is a disturbing warning of the consequences of political and economic decisions made over the past century.
It is a prologue to the exhibition, while the institution remains closed to the public. His production focuses on the moving image and also extends to photography and sculpture. Brenner also works as an art adviser for Kadist. Share: Twitter , Facebook , Pinterest.
