THE FOCUS

"I am a Colombian/American visual artist based in Memphis, TN. My project-based work is very personal and celebrates culture and migration, drawing on my experiences as an immigrant. My practice encompasses fiber, video, performance, and installation. Research is the basis of my work and the conceptual frame dictates the media used on each project. Fibers and textile are the soul of my practice." Johana Moscoso, Studio Visit, May 2025 Johana Moscoso, Studio Visit, May 2025 Johana Moscoso, Studio Visit, May 2025 "I...

Rachel Bubis: Some of your recent porcelain sculptures resemble a 1960’s era “shag rug” in texture and color. You describe how these evoke “1960s counterculture and the call for peace, love, and progressive change.” Can you talk more about what you’re thinking about in evoking this imagery but using such surprising materials? Risa Hricovsky: The very first porcelain shag rug I made was at a time when I was working through this question: “What is Reality?” I asked myself, “What is real? How...

Wesley Roden: You employ methods ranging from 3D printing to attaching a pen to a power drill. By using tools which streamline or automate artistic processes, or even work against it, do you question the role of effort or craft in artmaking? Heath Montgomery: I do question the roles that are prescribed for artmaking, but my view is that artists have always used what they have access to, or used what they have to make new tools. I like the...