Siluetas sobre maleza, Museo Jumex, 2024
nuit, installation with soil, burnt wood, wood sculpture, video the length of my gaze at night, exhibition Siluetas sobre maleza, Museo Jumex, Mexico, 2024
The works are direct references to the artists’ surroundings, showcasing specific locations within the heterogeneous region, from the archaeological site of Yagul in Mexico to the Amazon, passing through Panajachel in Guatemala and the archipelago of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. Through various formats such as installation, performance, video, and painting, the exhibition space transforms into an immersive environment where the construction of the contemporary landscape is explored, along with its political, historical, and emotional dimensions.
The title is inspired by the relationship between human bodies and unexplored landscapes, a theme present in the artists’ practice. This is particularly evident in Ana Mendieta’s significant series Silueta, in which Mendieta’s figure is tracedinto the earth, making the connection between body and nature inherent. Just as undergrowth affects the area where it grows, in Siluetas sobre maleza, the artists’ work proliferates and influences its context
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