"The project takes its name and conceptual grounding from the Gótico Tropical movement that emerged in Cali, Colombia, during the 1970s and 1980s. Developed by the Grupo de Cali-most notably filmmakers Luis Ospina and Carlos Mayolo alongside writer Andrés Caicedo and artist Karen Lamassone-the movement critically dismantled romanticized and exoticized portrayals of Latin America. Through satire, Gothic horror and social realism, their films exposed the region's undercurrents of violence, exploitation and postcolonial decay."
"'GÓTIKO TROPIKAL' revisits this legacy, reclaiming the grotesque and the decadent as powerful tools for contemporary storytelling across sound and image. For the second edition Escobar and Studio 1111 invite performance artist Jao Moon and Venezuelan musician Argenis Brito, performing under his alias Argenis Latinotrónico. The evening opens with 'The Lifetime of Fire,' a performance by Jao Moon that unfolds as a ritual between pain and pleasure."
GÓTIKO TROPIKAL is an evolving series of audiovisual experiences at Studio 1111 curated by Natalia Escobar and the art club. The series combines live performance, sonic experimentation, film and club culture while foregrounding artists from Latin America and its diaspora who move between darkness, desire and tropical sensuality. The project draws from the Gótico Tropical movement of 1970s–1980s Cali, Colombia, which used satire, Gothic horror and social realism to expose violence, exploitation and postcolonial decay. The second edition features Jao Moon's ritual performance 'The Lifetime of Fire' and a live set by Argenis Latinotrónico fusing Latin rhythms with electronic intensity.
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