Tania Candiani’s practice engages deeply with the intersections between diverse systems of language—phonic, graphic, linguistic, symbolic, and technological. Grounded in discoveries made through non-academic research processes, her work translates these findings into both formal and discursive forms. A central thread in her practice is an expanded concept of translation, explored experimentally through visual, sound, textual, and symbolic languages. Many of her projects delve into the realm of sound and the politics of listening, treating it as a medium capable of shifting and expanding perception across human and non-human contexts. Feminist policies and practices form another key foundation of her work, approached as communal, affective, and ritual acts. Candiani frequently collaborates with interdisciplinary teams spanning art, literature, music, architecture, science, and labor, forging connections between ancestral knowledge, traditional techniques, and contemporary technologies. Through this process, she examines how histories, tools, and practices shape the production and transmission of knowledge, creating works that bridge past and present in innovative ways. ...
