Amidst a world increasingly characterized by sanitized portrayals, Edson Niebla Rogil is interested in degraded images, pixelated videos, and raw writing as tools for challenging institutional hegemony. In a world that often suppresses negative emotions and conceals unpleasant imagery, Edson contends that forgetting the inevitability of suffering leads to a disconnection from our humanity. Through his art, Edson underscores the inherent pain of human existence. Increasingly, Edson's art deals with the primal instincts of Eros and Thanatos, shedding light on the darker facets of human psychology and portraying the internet as a repository for our collective subconscious. He posits that the grotesque serves not as a counterforce to beauty, but rather as its complement, revealing the underside of aesthetic norms. Practically, Edson engages with digital archiving practices through the repurposing of viral images, videos, and text, all of which have dark, violent, or sexual undertones. He holds the view that remixing is a central cultural practice in contemporary society and aims to create pieces exclusively through post-production techniques.
Edson Niebla Rogil is a visual artist based in Montreal. He works in the mediums of photography, video, and digital art. Most recently, he participated in a group exhibition at the Maison de Culture Janine-Sutto curated by Chih-Chien Wang. Niebla Rogil co-organized and co-curated with Dayana Matasheva a group show, yea I made it up, yea it’s real, last year. He completed a double bachelor’s degree in Film Production and Photography at Concordia University.
