“What’s the Tea?” is a series of events designed by and for trans* and queer individuals to share their personal stories, inspirations, aspirations, and creative work. Centered around the concept of storytelling, the event draws on the slang term “tea” – meaning to share truth or gossip – to create a space where participants spill their own experiences and insights. Themes of transitoriness and transformation are woven through the narratives, highlighting moments that shape identity, creativity, and community. With a focus on “trans*stories” and “transitorities,” the event invites participants to engage in the transient nature of inspiration and self-expression from the guests.
“What’s the Tea?” is conceived by Faris Cucchi, Mzamo Nondlwana and Pêdra Costa and organized by VBKÖ.
What's the Tea? #2 with Iki Yos Piña Narváez Funes
Wednesday, November 23rd at 18:30
Location: VBKÖ (Maysedergasse 2/28, 4. Stock, 1010 Wien)
IKI YOS PIÑA NARVÁEZ FUNES. Afro-descendant, non-human, and cimarrónicx-flesh. Trans-non binary. Performer, writer and drawer.
They posses studies on Sociology from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, and a Master on Sociology of Sciences from the Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas. They also studied at the Programa de Estudios Independientes (PEI), at Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona (MACBA) between 2014-2015.
They has developed a series of workshops and activities around anti-colonial and popular education, as a few more focused on art practices within racialized communities. She is part of the research and political-artistic activism collective, Ayllu, with whom they has participated on the design of the Programa Orientado a la Prácticas Subalternas (P.O.P.S), a program that became part of the Matadero Estudios Críticos, at the Centro de Creación Contemporánea Matadero Madrid. They was part of the exhibition “Devuélvannos el oro” at Matadero Madrid on 2018; “Todos los tonos de la rabia” at the MUSCAC in León, España. They has been part of different collective publications that incorporate discourses related to a critic to whiteness, colonialism and sexual and gender dissidence through their texts: “No soy queer soy negrx”, and the book, “No existe sexo si racialización” published on 2017, as well as, “Este cuerpx otrx.” as part of “Inflexión marica. Escrituras del descalabro gay en América Latina” from (2018); “No son 50, son 500 años de resistencia. 10 años de Migrantes Transgresorxs” published on 2019.
Along with Ayllu collective, they is part of the Sydney’s Bienal 2020 artist selection, and along with Jota Mombaça they have obtained the Pernod Ricard 2020 Fellowship. Curatorial team at the VIII Culture and Citizenship Meeting: “Bodies and cultures. Ethnic-racial diversity, cultural participation and coexistence” 2022. Ministry of Culture of Spain. She is a visiting professor in the Master of Cultural Management an Social innovation at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She is part of the research group In The Wake with Conciencia Afro (Madrid), She is a member of Periferia Cimarronxs (Barcelona). Biennal de Sao Paul Colectivo Ayllu 2023.The Earthquake exhibition is intacta Jota Mombaça Fundación Joan Miró Barcelona 2023. Festival Salmón 2024 Barcelona. Exhibition 109 días Macba Barcelona, and recently participated in the exhibition “Resilient Currents: On Communal Re-Existence”, by Thanks for nothing Paris 2024.