“Homing Body”

2023

Paper, clay, lightbulb, polymer, thistle

Miles Matis-Uzzo (b. 1996, Long Island, NY) is a Texas-based artist and superorganism who communicates through sculpture, poetry, video, perfume, performance, and installation. Their process includes material, chemical, and mythopoetic interventions that respond to how the queer body is impacted, manipulated, altered, and deteriorated. Matis-Uzzo has presented work at ICA/Boston, The Anderson, Larrie NYC, Spore Space, and Distillery Gallery, among others. They have participated in residencies at Ox-Bow School of Art & Artist Residency, NARS Foundation, and Otis College of Art and Design. They are currently a MFA candidate in Sculpture and Extended Media at The University of Texas at Austin.