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 […]
PHOTO: Cristina Ochoa 2023 Steyregg-Festival Austria 2023Steyregg-Festival, ViennaCurator: Ursula Maria Probst2023 Cristina Ochoa connects questions surrounding species extinction with herbalism and pharmacy, engaging with cultural myths and ceremonies as well as their interpretation and assimilation within communities. Her practice draws upon her academic background in fine art, cultural management, copyright, and Mexican art history, which […]