Riesbri

Concordia University sculpture major, Riesbri, blends woodworking, casting, metalworking, ceramics, painting, and design, drawing from their diverse background spanning Paraguay, Brazil, and Montreal. While sculpture remains prominent, their paintings intricately weave a child-like-cartoonish aesthetic, reminiscent of "Adventure Time" and the Kiki and Bouba effect. Utilizing a vibrant color palette as a technological tool, Riesbri's work delves into personal experiences and a mixed indigenous background, creating profoundly biographical pieces reflecting their journey, identity, and the delicate dance between utility and rebellion.

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For Riesbri, a special dynamic exists between humans and sculpture, where the object can be perceived as another body by the viewer who can simultaneously interact with both the object and the space it occupies. A fundamental fascination with the human condition guides her practice, which also involves themes related to technology, process, and experimentation. Riesbri seeks to play with notions of utility and futility to create transgressive objects. Events related to her personal life and indigenous origins are freely incorporated into her work, giving Riesbri's pieces an autobiographical nature.