robyko ∞
Based in San Diego, California, robyko is a collaborative duo: Robert J. Sanchez (rob) and (y) Emiko René Lewis-Sanchez (ko). They use low-tech aesthetics to create enigmatic critiques of contemporary society. Most of their work is part of one endeavor: The Alchemy Project (TAP). TAP began in 2004 when they developed nineteen action statements that serve as titles and concepts for rituals. Since then, they have been investigating, analyzing, documenting, and archiving their process of inventing a poetic science of flesh and bone to create “alchemy.” TAP has a vast archive of irrational experiments: performances, installations, videos, photos, sculptures, paintings, and drawings. Approximately one-fourth of the work has been presented to the public. Previously, they were part of the following collaborative groups: BAW/TAF, Los Anthropolocos, La Pocha Nostra, Corner Liquor Store, The Infinity Lab, and Mobile Toy Theater.