Maria Paris Borda (Colombia) is an artist and writer based in Amsterdam, whose works dialogue between text, spatial installations, research, and editorial production.
Her work traces the materiality of language to investigate themes of territory, love, and the politics of distance. Beginning with written language, Maria seeks to reach a point where language ceases to be descriptive, becoming able to speak about and through silence, movement, and the intangible. The poetics of her practice unfold in these quiet spaces: the pauses, silences, and movements that resist direct articulation. Translation is central to her practice, not as a transfer of meaning but as a space of friction, where language is unsettled and reshaped.
Her work draws on conceptualist and minimalist approaches through the lens of postcolonial and feminist theory and critique. Through her practice, Maria explores how affective, political, and historical narratives are formed and transformed through material culture and language.
Maria's work has been exhibited in Australia, China, Colombia, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Since 2019, she has also run attempt press, a small-scale publishing house focused on books, editions, and collaborative projects with other artists and writers.
Full portfolio available on request at: mariaparisborda@gmail.com