The Hearth of the Forest

PHOTO: UNAM, 2023

Exposition name: The Heart of the Forest
Location: Palacio de la Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Date: Until September 2023

Description: Pharmakon explores the blurred boundaries between cure and poison, medicine and drug. Through a vibrant collection of more than 50 entheogenic plant specimens gathered from urban sidewalks across Colombia and Mexico—mounted on colorful papers—and a series of drawings and paintings, the work opens a critical dialogue around pharmacology, ancestral herbalism, and the political and spiritual dimensions of substances. Conceived as an experimental laboratory, the project reclaims Indigenous and popular knowledge systems, positioning the vegetal world as a site of healing, resistance, and psychotropical hope.

Related external articles:

– Cristina Ochoa: El corazón del monte
https://fdr.at/en/project/die-zukunft-beginnt-heute/


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