Nahúm Flores, Erik Jerezano, and Ilyana Martínez met one day and created a new entity – Z’otz* – an amalgamation of their personalities and a fusion of their artistic styles. Each of their works of art has been created by all three members, in weekly drawing sessions. These curious souls explore the freedom of the absurd through experimental collaboration.
Among their themes are ideas exploring immigrant experience, mapping, travel, translation, and urban life. These issues are addressed in a peculiar style using the language of hybrid beasts, quirky characters, and odd imaginary spaces. Z’otz* has taught the three artists to read images, forms and colours with their souls, and to respond viscerally to them. The emergence of this new beginning – Z’otz* – has been liberating, allowing them the space to let go, and play.
Z'otz* has a podcast from blogTO. Listen to it at: www.blogto.com/artsnow The Arts Now, Podcast 21 Hosted by Ella Cooper, with Brandon Brophy
In July 2007, Z'otz* participated in an international multidisciplinary art residency – In conjunction with the Loznica Cultural Center and Belgrade School of Fine Arts. Trsic, Serbia