Catfish Mother Puddle of Juice

(Bagre madre charco de Jugo)

2026

20′27″, 4K video, colour, sound
Spanish with English subtitles

A catfish narrates the story of a child and her mother, whose ages invert and dissolve as time folds in on itself. Centering the body as both instrument and metaphor, the film drifts through care, misrecognition, and myth, exploring how bodies resist explanation within systems that insist they be made legible.

Catfish Mother Puddle of Juice (2026), Unlikely Mother, installation view, at Museo del Chopo, Mexico City, January 31–May 24, 2026 - Courtesy of the artist and Cooper Cole, Toronto. Photo: Ramiro Chaves

Relevant writing & Press:

• Fabiola Iza, “Errant Patterns, Speculative Stories: Nour Bishouty at Museo Universitario del Chopo,”Momus, July 16, 2026.

• Irmgard Emmelhainz, “Nour Bishouty: Por una emancipación cognitiva del régimen moderno de las separaciones,”Artishock Revista, June 20, 2026.

• Magdalyn Asimakis, “A Partial Reading: in conversation with multidisciplinary artist Nour Bishouty,” Public Parking, 2026

• “Unlikely mother”: Nour Bishouty’s exhibition at the museo del chopo. (2026, Mar 20). CE Noticias Financieras, 2026

• María del Carmen Barrios, The Art Newspaper, “Exhibitions to see during Mexico City Art Week”, 4 February 2026 — Includes Unlikely Mother, Nour Bishouty’s solo exhibition at Museo Universitario del Chopo alongside other key exhibitions during Mexico City Art Week, 2026

• Mirene Arsanios, “Moether,” for Unlikely Mother, Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City [PDF] (*Exhibition essay)Request private screener link.