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sophia perez

Sophia Perez is a Chicago based artist whose art practice consists of photography,
drawing, sewing, and mixed media techniques. Sophia began studying art at The Chicago High
School for the Arts in 2012, graduating in 2016, with a concentration in Mixed Media. She
continued to study in the arts in college, attending the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC),
from 2016 and graduating in May of 2020. Her work is inspired by portraiture, her culture, her
family, and the documentation of family roles and relationships. During the current pandemic,
she has begun to experiment with audio documentation and different forms of documenting life
in quarantine.
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The Long Now A Broken Record, 2020 
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Since September, 2020 
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When I went to my grandparents' house my grandmother would keep me
busy by giving me sewing projects so I wouldn’t ruin her furniture. At first, I didn't
appreciate it because it was difficult and I would get frustrated easily, but now that
I'm older I realize what my grandmother was really trying to do. Trying to teach
my patience, methods of construction, and share a part of her life with me in which
she used to support her family.

In my work, I have been concentrating on wearable garments, fabric
incorporation, and photography. I make art that is inspired by my family and the
relationships we have developed. I use my knowledge of my subject, and my
relationships with them, to make deeper and more holistic portraits that represent
their roles in our family and in my life. Due to the recent pandemic, my art practice
in garment making has been interrupted; however, I have been taking this
opportunity to document this time in quarantine and how it has affected my family
and I. I am collecting sound, taking photographs on my phone, and journaling as
often as I can. I have lost many resources due to the pandemic so I feel the quality
of the devices I am using will also speak to the work. My goal is to find ways in
which this documentation can bleed into my art practices successfully.
Stay safe and stay healthy.
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