For his second exhibition in Siembra, Dr. Lakra presents a series of collages on lithographs made from 19th century print, which originate from encyclopaedic publications in his collection that portray famous historical figures. Personalities such as Descartes, Plato, Copernicus and Isaac Newton appear sliced, combined and layered with a repertoire of graphic elements from various branches of science: anatomical, zoological and botanical illustrations from natural history publications. 

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The practice of Heather Guertin is grounded in painting but has included performance, writing and humor, all of which engage in the relationship between observation and imaginative expression. On the other hand, the work of Leonel Salguero is concerned with the tension and erosion between the ordinary and the unexpected, as well as the life of everyday objects.

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On the morning of Sunday November 2nd 1975, the lifeless body of the poet, writer and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini was found. The day before, Pasolini had given an interview to Furio Colombo. This interview took place on Saturday, November 1st between four and six in the afternoon, a few hours before Pasolini was murdered. 

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prêt-à-patria

Bárbara Sánchez-Kane presents Prêt-à-Patria at Siembra 21, a project that combines art and fashion in video, the artist’s solution to performance during a time of social distancing. The piece, formulated like a play, addresses the construction of masculinity within the Army as an institution, though her work at large revolves around the examination of identities based on gender. Prêt-à-Patria's plot centers around a military escort parade complete with a marching band all in costumes designed by the artist.

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 jornada laboral

Damián Ortega presents Labor day in Siembra 20, a set of works that were born from the continuous exercise of self observation that confinement meant for him. This pause led the artist to reconsider the modes of production of work and to seek solutions that would allow him to dispense with mechanical technology and work more from the domestic environment than in the workshop. In this search, which resulted in an introspective and cathartic game through manual work and self-representation, he began to use residual materials and objects of daily use. 

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utopista / quiauitl

In Utopista / quiauitl, Minerva Cuevas presents a collection of posters created over the past two decades for her presentation at Siembra 18, assembled together for the first time. Posters and murals, as mediums, have been fundamental means in her artistic and political practice throughout her career. Siembra 18 materializes a series of 22 serigraphs, graphics globally produced for various social contexts, that visually guide the observer through the investigations and constant concerns in her work. 

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