MC1R

MC1R is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the intersection of identity, biology, and culture, drawing inspiration from the genetic mechanism behind red hair—the melanocortin 1 receptor, or MC1R. With a background spanning both visual art and sound design, MC1R’s practice employs media ranging from painting and sculpture to immersive installations and experimental audio, resulting in pieces that invite viewers into sensory explorations of difference and inheritance. Their exhibitions, which have appeared in galleries and alternative spaces across Europe and North America, often probe themes of visibility, societal perception, and the narratives imposed upon bodies marked as “other.

” Through a distinctive blend of scientific curiosity and poetic storytelling, MC1R’s work challenges conventions and prompts questions about the ways we construct meaning from our natural and cultural inheritances.