Tree trunks, rocks, ceramics, and remnants of pop-culture waste come together to form an unlikely musical band. In Mud and Sticky Band, wonky monster-like figures emit noises and voices that merge to create an interactive sonic experience. Long nails and hair extensions merged with soil and wood create a sense of instability and offness. In this tactile installation, these dissident characters examine how texture, sound, shape, form, and space interact in constructing desire, posing questions of how people relate to “nature” and their environment.

Natalia (Nika) Sorzano has a background in law and fine art and is based between Colombia and the Netherlands. She transforms mass-produced and found objects into symbolic artifacts using materials like paint, textiles, and rope. Her practice communicates beyond language through songs and videos that create macabre and fantastical reimaginings of reality, examining themes of everyday life, violence, desire, and politics.

Sorzano is also a part of the Not to be Senseless programme.

Mud and Sticky Band was made during the HCA Residency Program in Roodkapje Rotterdam (2022 - 2023) with support of the CBK Rotterdam and the Mondriaan Fonds. 

Sound Piece commissioned by Honey Kraiwee and Showroom Mama. Mixed by Bergur Anderson. 

Special thanks to: Roodkapje and Marloes de Vries, Paula Pineda, Public and Private minor students from the WdKA, Céline Wouters and Valeria Velázquez.