The evolution of her practice draws upon Freud and Bataille, demonstrating modes of fantasy, eroticism, and compulsion by way of changed symbols and recognized icons.
The Canadian artist's use of cartoons also aligns her with the domain of the death drive: According to Žižek, characters like Wile E. Coyote occupy a libidinal space where one can live through any catastrophe.
Roy has also collaborated on a web-site project with David Clark and Graham Meiser, creating an online extension of her book Sign After the X.
[3] She has also collaborated with artist Abbas Akhavan[4] in artworks, such as the video installation Victoria Day (Bombay Sapphire), wherein they update Manet, with a performance titled "liquid luncheon on the grass", as well as duo exhibitions such as Neighbours[5] and Fire/Fire.
[6] Marina Roy's art practice and writing inform and intersect in their investigation of material, language, history and ideology.