Exposition name: Praying For Corn CeremoniesLocation: Tlaxcala & Nexquiquiapan, Texcoco. Date: 2021 -2022 Description: As part of an ongoing research project on rituals and ceremonies rooted in the Indigenous cultures of Anahuac, I have actively participated in various sacred practices, including temazcal ceremonies and health brigades organized by Zapatista communities. This fieldwork has taken place […]
Exposition name: PHARMAKON: PSYCHOTROPICAL COCKTAILSLocation: Nina Menocal Gallery, Arafura’s Garden, IMSS Restaurant.In collaboration with: Chef Ramses Manek Date: 2021 – 2022 Description: The Psychotropical Cocktails project unfolded across several key venues in Mexico City throughout 2021, merging artistic experimentation with botanical rituals. At Arafura’s Garden in July, as part of a curatorial residency program, preparations began […]
Exposition name: Apothecary and consultation performance Location: Tamayo Museum, México CityCurator: Kit HammondsDate: 2022
Exposition name: Pharmakon: Earth Upside Down – Psicotropicalia Maya Location: Izamal, Yucatán. MéxicoInstitution: JUMEX Museum Extrawalls, Curator: Kit HammondsOther artists: Lorena Ancona, Galia Eibenschutz & Erika Torres, Calixto Ramírez, Rafiki Sánchez.Date: Abr 2022 Description: Cotton fabrics dyed in vapor with medicinal plants found in Izamal and Mérida Dragon’s blood, achiote, chaya, ricino, muicle, achiote, bugamvilia, […]
Exposition name: Comun Herbal PotLocation: Pereira Museum, ColombiaCollaborations: Vivian Abenshushan, Hugo Tangarife and Oriana Cardona.Date: Abr 2022 Description: We invited the assistants in a collective participatory action to cook together, to dye the fabrics with different kind of plants and vegetables. As a group production we shared, and cook the fabrics with the plants and […]
Exposition name: Seeds OracleLocation: Tamayo Museum, México CityDate: 2022 Description: Cristina Ochoa presents an oracle crafted from corn and colorín seeds, drawing on ancient Mayan divination techniques and blending them with contemporary digital oracles commonly found online. Rather than simply displaying archival material or creating a new standalone piece, the artist merges and reinterprets two […]
Exposition name: Pharmakon – Actions at a distanceLocation: Jumex Museum, Mexico CityDate: FEB – MAR 2022Curator: Kit HammondsOther artists: Lorena Ancona, Oscar Cueto, Galia Eibenschutz, Calixto Ramírez, Rafiki Sánchez. Description: More than an installation, it is a sanctuary of biodiversity, a vegetal pharmacy, a trans-disciplinary learning space, and a site for ancestral memory and ecological […]