Emilio López-Menchero (Mol, Belgium, 1960) is a transdisciplinary artist working with painting, drawing, installation, photography, video, urban intervention and performance art. Lopez-Menchero explores the notion of identity and the artist’s place in society. He often starts his work based on well-known figures in literature, music, film and politics, whom he puts under the microscope and analyses. For the series “Trying to be...” he disguises himself as a number of notable figures from (art) history and our collective memory: from Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger to Che Guevara, Yasser Arafat and Pablo Escobar. By always imitating these personalities in their characteristic poses and accompanying clothing, he deconstructs a number of mythical figures and examines what makes a person iconic. In assuming the role of other characters, he also thematises the idea of an altered perspective and worldview. More information at https://www.emiliolopez-menchero.be