Cristina Ochoa

Category: Photography

  • Sweet Junkie

    Exposition name: Sweet Junkie
    Type: Photo, print on vynil
    Date: 2007

    Description: Sweet Junkie (2007) is a photographic work printed on vinyl, depicting a character in the midst of a sugar overdose, blurring the line between pleasure and addiction. Through its exaggerated portrayal, the piece critiques the normalization of excessive sugar consumption and its effects on the body and psyche, transforming sweetness into a visual metaphor for dependency. Dimensions are variable, adapting to different exhibition contexts.

  • Seeds Oracles

    Exposition name: Seeds Oracle
    Location: Tamayo Museum, México City
    Date: 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 culturally distinct sources of symbolic knowledge—ancestral and digital—that have both played a vital role in her practice.

    In parallel, she showcases photographs of seed capsules created during a recent residency in Tulum, which were later buried as part of a ceremonial seed consecration led by a Mayan elder. These images serve as the foundation for a personal and visual seed bank that Ochoa will continue to develop over time. As the seeds begin to germinate, she will expand the project with additional documentation and data, reflecting a layered process that encompasses natural growth alongside genetic, cultural, social, and spiritual dimensions.

    Related external articles:

    – The Backroom: Cristina Ochoa. By
    https://www.museotamayo.org/thebackroom/cristina-ochoa