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It is through the intricacies of the net and infinite feeds on Instagram, we made the discovery of artists claiming a separate universe which is that of Anal Cancer in 2009.
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
We wanted to learn a little more about them, because a lot of things seemed very enigmatic to us.
First of all Anal Cancer is not a brand strictly speaking but more a concept bringing together different media: videos, performances, writings, photography, sculpture, installations ... in addition to the clothes and accessories they create.
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
“We see Anal Cancer as an online space of freedom and resistance, but also as a window for new talent. "
This project was born from the “non-romantic relationship” of two people:
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Marte Avalos from Lima who studied Fashion and Stella Bovo from Brazil who studied Cinema; together, they created what they call their baby: Anal Cancer.
“We wanted something disgusting, that we both liked, and funny at the same time. When we first met, we had a lot of ideas coming to us from all over the place: from the head, from the heart, and even from our assholes. It was a real tornado with so many goals and plans to achieve; like cancer, it kept growing. Anal cancer that must have sprouted.
2009 was a crucial year in our history, it was a year of transition. There has been a global economic crisis that has affected the world until today, the discovery of the H1N1 virus, Facebook started to become popular and as a result, Messenger, Myspace, hi5 users switched to this new social network. , it was the death of subcultures and the birth of new ones.
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
The Emos were dying (they were never really dead ... but we felt like they were that year), meanwhile there were the Scene boys and girls, the floggers, the little monsters, hipsters who will recognize themselves in this movement, Michael Jackson is dead, Lady Gaga has appeared, the Gossip Girls, Crystal Castles, Cobra Snake, Cobra starship, etc ... ”
Can you tell us more about your concept? how did the idea of Anal Cancer come about?
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“When we first met, we were both motivated and excited to do something that allowed us to express ourselves freely and confidently, but also something that we loved and that would do us good. At first, Anal Cancer started out as a space where we could post whatever we wanted: Memes at the start, news, newspaper videos, about our feelings, politics, the parties we went to, photos of. our friends and us wearing Anal Cancer pieces. In the beginning, it was a very explicit journal about our shared lives and emotions, with this feeling of not belonging to something as well as our rejection of all those who oppress or restrict us. We wanted to be the owners of our own lives and bodies, through this path everyone made their own identity transition. That being said, Anal Cancer is an online platform where we set our own rules. "
Their fantasy world that they themselves define as "Sexy-Trans-Hentai-Perreo" ; that we find again through their videos filmed on VHS, where an atmosphere reigns at the same time very dark style Witch House, but while remaining in the colors pink and pastel. The videos were made in collaboration with different friends and artists with whom they are used to working.
You also make clothes, can you tell us about it?
“Our sources of inspiration come mainly from our diaries, our thoughts, the landscapes that we draw in our heads with characters, wearing pieces that go with their personality. Sometimes the characters are our friends. We also like to know the preferences of our fans and customers, so we create things that will appeal to them. It was our starting point to transform these experiences into designs, images, prints, embroidery, pieces and shoes. Because Anal Cancer is all about thoughts and dreams, we wanted the clothes to be a tangible extension of what Anal Cancer means. "
They also organize collaborative evenings by inviting DJs, people to express themselves through art, where their friends also sing and dance.
“It is a space of total freedom, a commemoration of life, we are alive, we resist, we have fun. "
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
If you had something to share, what would it be?
“We always have a lot to say and we do it daily on our web platforms and our spaces. It is never late to go your own way and be the absolute owner of your body, to know yourself and discover yourself for as long as possible, you can change whenever you want, life is a transition.
Here in South America there is a lot of hate, anger and death… but also a lot of talent, resistance and perseverance, never doubt it. Thank you to the trans community and thank you to all the artists who made us shine with their art in our trajectory.
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
As we sometimes say:
"Todxs juntos como hermanxs, transamor siempre y para siempre con amor y rabia, AnalCancer2009" "
I t's through the meanders of the net and the infinite feeds of Instagram, that we discovered artists with a strange universe that name as: Anal Cancer 2009 .
We wanted to learn a little more about them, because many things seemed very enigmatic to us.
First of all Anal Cancer isn't a brand strictly speaking but more a concept bringing together different media: videos, performances, writings, photographs, sculptures, installations ... besides to the clothes and accessories they create.
“We see Anal Cancer as an online space for freedom and resistance, but also as a window for new talent."
This project was born from the "non-romantic relationship" of two people:
Marte Avalos , from Lima, who studied Fashion and Stella Bovo , originally from Brazil, who studied Cinema; together, they created what they call their baby: Anal Cancer.
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
"We wanted something repulsive, which we both liked, and funny at the same time. When we met, we had lots of ideas that came from everywhere: from the head, from the heart, and even from our assholes. It was a real tornado with so many goals and plans to achieve; like the cancer, it kept growing. Anal cancer that must have germinated.
2009 was a crucial year in our history, it was a year of transition. There has been a global economic crisis that has affected the world to the present day, the discovery of the H1N1 virus, Facebook has started to become popular and as a result, users of Messenger, Myspace, hi5 have switched to this new social network, it was the death of subcultures and the birth of new ones.
The Emos were dying (they never really were dead ... but we felt like they were that year), at the same time there were the Scene boys and girls, the floggers, the little monsters, hipsters who will recognize themselves in this movement , Michael Jackson is dead, Lady Gaga has appeared, the Gossip Girl, Crystal Castles, Cobra Snake, Cobra starship, etc ... "
Can you tell us more about your concept? How was the idea for Anal Cancer born?
“When we met, we were both motivated and excited to do something that allowed us to express ourselves freely and confidently, but also something that we liked and that would do us good. At first, Anal Cancer started as a space where we could publish everything we wanted: Memes at the beginning, news, diary videos, on our feelings, politics, parties we went to, photos of our friends and us wearing Anal Cancer clothes. At the beginning, it was a very explicit diary on our lives and our common emotions, with this feeling of not belonging to something as well as our rejection of all those who oppress or restrict us. We wanted to be the owners of our own lives and bodies, through this path, each made their own identity transition. That being said, Anal Cancer is an online platform where we make our own rules. "
In addition to this, you need to know more about it.
Their fantasy universe which they define as "Sexy-Trans-Hentai-Perreo" , that we find through their videos filmed in VHS; where an atmosphere is both very dark Witch House style, but while remaining in the colors pink and pastel. The videos were made in collaboration with different friends and artists with whom they are used to working.
You also make clothes, can you tell us about it?
“Our sources of inspiration come mainly from our diaries, from our thoughts, from the landscapes that we draw in our heads with characters, wearing pieces that go with their personality. Sometimes the characters are our friends. We also like to know the preferences of our fans and customers, so we create things that will please them. It was our starting point to transform these experiences into drawings, images, prints, embroidery, pieces and shoes. Because Anal Cancer is a matter of thoughts and dreams, we wanted clothing to be a tangible extension of what Anal Cancer means. "
They also organize collaborative evenings by inviting DJs, people to express themselves through art, where their friends sing and dance also.
"It's a space of total freedom, a commemoration of life, we are alive, we resist, we have fun."
If you had something to share, what would it be?
“We always have a lot to say and we do it daily on our web platforms and spaces. It's never late to go your own way and be the absolute owner of your body, to know yourself and discover yourself as long as possible, you can change when you want, life is a transition.
Here in South America, there is a lot of hatred, anger and death… but also a lot of talents, resistance and perseverance, never doubt it. Thank you to the trans community and thank you to all the artists who made us shine with their art in our trajectory.
As we sometimes say:
"Todxs juntos como hermanxs, transamor siempre y para siempre con amor y rabia, AnalCancer2009" "
Credits & Info:
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Website: analcancer2009.com
Instagram : @ analcancer2009
Video editor: @eustaquioelplagio
Photos & footage: @ mur4kyt & @eustaquioelplagio
Music: @kxrnea & @ dj.sentimiento
Models: @ _d1e_ & @ anunnaki.l
Beauty: @choibiuti
Website creator: @ mur4kyt
English translator of the interview: Zoe Guillen