Mariel Carranza

Mariel Carranza is a Peruvian born, Los Angeles based artist. Using her body as sculpture in her performances, Mariel challenges conventional notions of time, space, and the corporeal. She works from intuition, viscerally responding and attempting to reach an understanding of events occurring throughout the world. Using time, space, textiles and actions as material from which to create her performances, Carranza attempts transcendental experiences through labour and intensively focused actions.

Mariel received her MFA in Sculpture from UCLA.  Her most recent performances includes: I AM at Crossing Zone=Language=Land Festival, Croatia (2011),Stone Soup at Irrational 8, Track 16, Santa Monica (2011) and Shattering Glass, Gutted at LACE, LA (2011).

She has performed at the Bluecoat, Liverpool; Hammer Museum, California; National Review of Live Art, Glasgow; Mexico City DF; Highways, Santa Monica; 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica and Crazy Space, LA.