Israel Meza Moreno

Born in Mexico in 1978, Moris’s work revolves around themes that address representation, social and subjective agency, urban issues and marginal cultures often taken for granted in mainstream society. Informed by constant fieldwork, these subjects have been an intrinsic part of his daily life since childhood and are central to both his personal and professional development. The street – and social space more broadly – functions as his laboratory for investigating issues, gathering data, analysing 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 survival strategies; and their informal use of aesthetics to make daily life more humane and dignified form the driving ethos behind Moris’ practice.

His work is included in many significant public and private collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles; La Colección Jumex, Mexico City; and the FEMSA Collection, Monterrey, Mexico. Major exhibitions include “Mi casa es tu casa”, Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), MOCA Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA; and “Un animal pierde la vida porque otro tiene hambre (An animal dies because another is hungry)”, Museo Experimental El Eco, Mexico City.