VIOLENCE – TERRITORY – ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES – LANDSCAPE – COMMUNITY – DIVERSITY – GENDER – INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES – PATRIARCHY – DECOLONIZATION – TRACES – CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
Contemporary artistic expressions and practices play a critical and relevant role in our society by reconfiguring, intervening, and expanding our cultural vision. In this exhibition, the selected multidisciplinary works and resources reflect critical perspectives on colonial and patriarchal realities in Latin American history.
The artists seek to draw connections between past and present, making the invisible visible, using visual language, and taking a stance on several social issues. Through photography, installations, performances, and sculptures, we are invited to reflect on the social, economic, and physical situation of indigenous communities , as well as on the representation of these themes in contemporary art, especially by artists belonging to those communities.
These creations showcase identities through the artists’ narratives. Petrella’s work stands out for its thorough research and the respect he demonstrates in his collaboration with indigenous communities, reflecting his commitment to activism in the Amazon. Bernardo Oyarzún, influenced by his culture and family environment, also brings a unique activist perspective to his work. Muleiro and Ridel challenge viewers by merging the formal aesthetic exuberance of some ancestral native cultures with the conceptual demands of contemporary art through clothing, textiles, photographs, videos, and performances with imagery reminiscent of film and science fiction. Romero, on the other hand, immerses us in a worldview rich in ceremonies, cartographies, and symbolic identities of Mexico and its pre-Hispanic peoples.
These works have a common narrative thread that invites viewers to engage in a deep and reflective dialogue about the intersections between art, history, and culture.
