Maria José Arjona was born in Bogota, Colombia, in 1973. Currently living and working between New York and Bogota, Arjona has developed a career fully focused on performance with an emphasis on long durational practices to address process, memory and power. From 2008–10, Arjona started to introduce the idea of a cycle as an archive of gestures, where to process different states of the body within political and social structures of power. Arjona’s work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout Europe, South America, Asia and the US. Her pieces have been reviewed in publications such as Art In America, The New York Times, The Guardian (UK), Whitewall Magazine, Art Nexus International, Arte Al Dia, The Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, Mag Magazine, Wynwood Magazine, El Tiempo, El Espectador, Corriere Della Sera, Revista Arcadia, Revista Diners and many others. Arjona participated as a re-performer of the iconic pieces of Marina Abramovic at her retrospective “THE ARTIST IS PRESENT” in MOMA, New York, in 2010 and was also involved in the workshop “Cleaning The House” given by Abramovic herself.
The Kiss I. Self Nude Portrait Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Kiss was a self-taken photograph and was part of her solo exhibition in New York at the Art Space Location One, in 2012. The Kiss maps a system uniting two bodies. It is a gestur...
Color, Archival Pigment
Portfolio of 10 photographs from the All Possible Forest series. 2022- 2023.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Archival Pigment
The Kiss Group of 8. Self Nude Portrait Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Kiss was a self-taken photograph and was part of her solo exhibition in New York at the Art Space Location One, in 2012. The Kiss maps a system uniting two bodies. It is a gestur...
Color, Archival Pigment
The Kiss II. Self Nude Portrait Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Kiss was a self-taken photograph and was part of her solo exhibition in New York at the Art Space Location One, in 2012. The Kiss maps a system uniting two bodies. It is a gestur...
Color, Archival Pigment
All the others in me, Milan. Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment
The frequencies I am made of. performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The frequencies that make me is a project that aims to find points of contact between dance and performance to generate a space in between, where the body plays with time, explores t...
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment
All the others in me (New York) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$13,000
The frequencies I am made of #3 Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The frequencies that make me is a project that aims to find points of contact between dance and performance to generate a space in between, where the body plays with time, explores t...
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Cotton
All the others in me (New York) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #10. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Color, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #5. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Color, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #6. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Color, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #8. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Color, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #7. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Color, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #4. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Color, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #2. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Color, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #9. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and trans...
Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #3. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Color, Archival Pigment
ALL POSSIBLE FORESTS #1. Limited Edition Color Photograph.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Other Possible Forests unfolds a horizon of vital potentialities, where listening serves as a conduit for exploring the natural world, immersing us in its molecular memory and transp...
Color, Archival Pigment
$13,000
The frequencies I am made of #1 Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"The frequencies that make me" is a project that aims to find points of contact between dance and performance to generate a space in between, where the body plays with time, explores...
Color, Archival Pigment, Giclée
All the others in me (New York) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment
All the others in me (New York) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment
All the others in me NYC. Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment
All the others in me (New York) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment
All the others in me (New York) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Giclée, Archival Pigment, Black and White
$13,000
The frequencies I am made of #5 Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The frequencies that make me is a project that aims to find points of contact between dance and performance to generate a space in between, where the body plays with time, explores t...
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment
All the others in me. (Milan) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment
All the others in me. (Milan) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$13,000
The frequencies I am made of #4 Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The frequencies that make me is a project that aims to find points of contact between dance and performance to generate a space in between, where the body plays with time, explores t...
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$13,000
The frequencies I am made of #2 Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The frequencies that make me is a project that aims to find points of contact between dance and performance to generate a space in between, where the body plays with time, explores t...
Color, Archival Pigment, Giclée
All the others in me. (Milan) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment
All the others in me. (Milan) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment
"The Kiss III"- Location One, NYC. Self Nude Portrait Color Photograph, Framed.
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Kiss was a self-taken photograph and was part of her solo exhibition in New York at the Art Space Location One, in 2012. The Kiss maps a system uniting two bodies. It is a gesture magnified by the use of sound emerging from the action of kissing and intensified by the working presence of the performer...
Color, Archival Pigment