Marcela Torres mobilizes sound, sweat, and emotional projection to build sensorial performances. These experiences provide a portal into the sensoria of marginalized bodies and are designed to be ingested by viewers as physiological memories. Viewers are invited to share experiences of stress, fear, and celebration to simulate the heterogeneous embodiment of Queer POC, Latinx, and Indigenous people.

ABOUT

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and residing between Brooklyn, NY, and Chicago, IL. Torres received a BA in Sculpture Intermedia and a BFA in Art History from the University of Utah. They continued their studies with an MFA in Performance from the School of the Art Institute Chicago. Torres has performed at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE), The Momentary (Bentonville, AK), Fringe Festival (Detroit, MI), Experimental Actions (Houston, TX), Performance Space New York (New York City, NY) and Time Based Arts (Portland, Oregon). Torres has exhibited work at Recess (Brooklyn, NY), Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL), UW-Parkside University (Kenosha, WI), Tropical Contemporary (Eugene, OR), and Petzel Gallery (NYC, NY). 

In 2022, Torres was a Chicago Dance Maker Forum Lab Artist, an Art/Industry resident at John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and a Fellow at Franconia Sculpture Park. In 2023, they were an IACA Artist Fellow in Performance-Based Arts. In 2024, they exhibited a project at Recess with their Assembly program and a solo exhibition at Arts and Public Life. They are a Full Time Assistant Professor at SUNY Old Westbury teaching performance and visual arts.

ACCESS INFORMATION: This program is free and open to the public. For questions and access accommodations, email gallery400engagement@gmail.com.