Moris

Moris (b. 1978, Mexico) lives and works in Mexico. Moris’ work addresses representation, social and subjective agency, urban issues, and marginal cultures often taken for granted in mainstream society. Moris grew up and continues to live and work in a Cartel-run area outside Mexico City. Informed by constant field work, the issues Moris researches have been an intrinsic part of his daily life since childhood, and shaped him both personally and professionally. The street and social space in general are his laboratory for investigating issues, gathering data, analyzing visual cultures, and vernacular aesthetics. Observing, integrating, and learning the diverse social codes of the urban underclass and underworld; their spoken dialects and semiotics; their strategies for survival; and informal use of aesthetics in their environments in order to make daily life more humane and dignified are the driving ethos for his work.

Moris’ work is part of many important public and private collections worldwide including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City; Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA), Los Angeles; La Colección Jumex, Mexico City; and FEMSA Collection, Monterrey, Mexico. Major exhibitions include “Mi casa es tu casa”, Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), MOCA Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA.; “Un animal pierde la vida porque otro tiene hambre (An animal dies because another is hungry)”, Museo Experimental El Eco, Mexico City, Mexico and participated in the 9th Havana Biennale, Havana, Cuba as well as in the 30th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil. Moris is also represented by Arroníz Contemporary Art Gallery in Mexico City, Mexico.