Tania Perez Córdova’s research in a variety of media informs a practice that focuses on the seemingly paradoxical relationship between the materiality and inherent narrativity of creation. Her objects become ciphers for abstract situations, while remaining faithful to their formal and conceptual coordinates. The clash between an object’s temporality and its appearance reveals the unexpected emergence of personal narratives, fragments of dialogues, and simple moods, transforming her sculptures into object-based performances. Pérez Córdova runs Juan de la Cosa / John of the thing, a publishing project based in London and Mexico City, with writer and artist Francesco Pedraglio.