Legados coloniales - resonancias contemporáneas

I would like to share the invitation for the exhibition adjacent to mine by the Indigenous artist collective artes vivas at the Museo del Barro. 

 

Legados coloniales - resonancias contemporáneas

I am currently in Paraguay to instal an exhibition of my work Layered Histories: Perspectives on Colonization from the Chaco, which deals with the colonization history of the Chaco region in Paraguay where I grew up as a descendant of German-Canadian Mennonites. The opening reception is on Saturday, May 24, at 7pm at the Museo del Barro in Asunción, along with three other exhibitions of all the artists who were part of the (long-distance) artist residency with the British Museum in 2022: Indigenous artist collective artes vivas, Indigenous photographer Lanto'oy' Unruh and the work of linguist and author Hannes Kalisch († 2023). Those of you who receive my newsletter in Paraguay, I would love to see you at the opening! It's been seven years since I was here last and it is a pleasure to bring this body of work to its intended audience. I have given two public presentations in German about my work here since I can't bring the show to my home community, which is five hours from the capital. I will give one more public presentation in Spanish at the Instituto Cultural Paraguayo-Alemán Goethe-Zentrum in Asunción on May 21 at 7pm together with my collaborator and fellow exhibition organizer Ursula Regehr, curator at the Museum der Kulturen in Basel, Switzerland. I look forward to seeing some of you there!

Presentation at the Instituto Cultural Paraguayo-Alemán Goethe-Zentrum

I would like to invite you to a public presentation about my work at the Instituto Cultural Paraguayo-Alemán Goethe-Zentrum in Asunción on Wednesday, May 21 at 7pm.

Radio Interview ZP-30 Paraguay about Exhibition in Asunción

I'm currently in Paraguay for an exhibition that will open on May 24 at the Museo del Barro. I've spent the past few days in my home town Loma Plata. I did a radio interview (in German) with the local radio station ZP-30 about the exhibition, which I am sharing here. 

Presentation in Loma Plata

I did a presentation about my work "Layered Histories: Perspectives on Colonization from the Chaco" yesterday in Loma Plata, my hometown where I grew up. I saw a lot of familiar faces after all these years. Thank you for your interest in my work and for the lively discussion that followed!

My work will be exhibited at the Museo del Barro in Asunción from May 24 - July 17. The opening reception is on May 24 at 7pm.