The catalog of culto colecta's show “'Talisman: One Hand Loves the Other'” showcases 29 ceramic pieces made by artists, creatives and people in migrant conditions based in Mexico City. Following the main theme of the LX Venice Biennale, "Foreigners Everywhere," the project's curators — Tonatiuh López, Amado Cabrales, and Cristina Torres — opted for an experimental approach, exploring the concept of crossing borders, both imaginary and real, within the Latin American context. Additionally, we ensure that 60%-70% of the proceeds from each purchase go to the artists and a NGO.

Get to know the artists behind the artworks by watching short interviews and reading artists' profiles to learn more about the series and creative practices. You can find all info on artists’ pages in the catalog. Scroll down.

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Peter Filimonov Russia. Now lives in Mexico City "During the pandemic, I painted this window and it was like a breath of fresh air. That work was therapeutic. And since the war started and we moved to Mexico, we've changed six houses and the

Peter Filimonov

Russia. Now lives in Mexico City

"During the pandemic, I painted this window and it was like a breath of fresh air. That work was therapeutic. And since the war started and we moved to Mexico, we've changed six houses and the first thing I do is hang this painting up so I can look at that blue sky in Russia."

The work is a talisman to preserve the memory of the view he had from his window before leaving to migrate to Mexico City.

Aida Lizalde Aguascalientes and USA. Now lives in Mexico City “The concept of home is very complicated now. I’ve lived in some many places, I think I’ve lived the longest only three years somewhere so, a lot of places feel like home. It’s an

Aida Lizalde

Aguascalientes and USA. Now lives in Mexico City

“The concept of home is very complicated now. I’ve lived in some many places, I think I’ve lived the longest only three years somewhere so, a lot of places feel like home. It’s an ongoing process of becoming and becoming a home.”

The artwork represent the bodily feelings and sensations one experiences when migrating, the resistance, longing and the everyday adjustments of living in a new place.

Valentina Guerrero Chile. Now lives in Mexico City "I feel at home, in another house, in my new house." The work is a talisman that brings together the forms of a collection of small objects that members of her family gave her before migra

Valentina Guerrero

Chile. Now lives in Mexico City

"I feel at home, in another house, in my new house."

The work is a talisman that brings together the forms of a collection of small objects that members of her family gave her before migrating to function as souvenirs of each of them.

Mar Coyol State of Mexico, now lives in Mexico City. "The house is built by the places I inhabit, the people I live with and the desires we promote. If that is being built then I feel at home, if not I miss and return to my town." The wor

Mar Coyol

State of Mexico, now lives in Mexico City.

"The house is built by the places I inhabit, the people I live with and the desires we promote. If that is being built then I feel at home, if not I miss and return to my town."

The work is a mix between Centéotl, Mexica deity of corn, and his own experience living with HIV, relating how retrovirals and corn sustain life.

Fernanda Urquiza Chile. Now lives in Mexico “The networks, the people, the support that one has, one leaves them and arrives in a new place to form new networks, new plots in personal life and in general.” The work represents the textile w

Fernanda Urquiza

Chile. Now lives in Mexico

“The networks, the people, the support that one has, one leaves them and arrives in a new place to form new networks, new plots in personal life and in general.”

The work represents the textile weave that she decided to carry with her during her migration to Mexico City as a representation of the word and the networks of people that one leaves behind and the new ones that are found.

Emilia Mejia Morelos, Mexico. "It has its variants a great city, I think it does with the people who have received me and with whom I have created connections here have always made me feel at home, well, calm." The work represents the long

Emilia Mejia

Morelos, Mexico.

"It has its variants a great city, I think it does with the people who have received me and with whom I have created connections here have always made me feel at home, well, calm."

The work represents the longing for a state of calm, rest and reflection through the figure of a sleeping horse that inhabits the territory of sleep.

Andronik Khachiian Russia. Now lives in Mexico City “I felt welcomed here since I came for the first time, before I moved like six years ago. I felt at home right away.” The artwork is a dice game with two cubes, one them has five sides ma

Andronik Khachiian

Russia. Now lives in Mexico City

“I felt welcomed here since I came for the first time, before I moved like six years ago. I felt at home right away.”

The artwork is a dice game with two cubes, one them has five sides marked “no” and only one “yes” that symbolizes how he felt in Russia when the war started, while the other cube has five sides marked “yes” and only one “no” to show how he feels now after moving to Mexico City.

Susana Oliveros Colombia, then the USA. Now she lives in Mexico City. "I feel the same as a migrant, I feel that I am welcome in comparison to living in the United States where everything was much colder, here there is more of a community thi

Susana Oliveros

Colombia, then the USA. Now she lives in Mexico City.

"I feel the same as a migrant, I feel that I am welcome in comparison to living in the United States where everything was much colder, here there is more of a community thing in the neighborhood but I still feel that I am different, the accent and so on. It's hard to say my home, Mexico".

The work proposes an artifact inspired by sci-fi as a remote control and futuristic travel device.

Stas Dzhus Ukraine. Now lives in Mexico City “Mexico is a home for me now, I’m very happy to be here. People who live here have made me feel like that and welcomed me since my first day.” The artwork is a record player that symbolizes the

Stas Dzhus

Ukraine. Now lives in Mexico City

“Mexico is a home for me now, I’m very happy to be here. People who live here have made me feel like that and welcomed me since my first day.”

The artwork is a record player that symbolizes the sounds from Ukraine that he carries as memories since leaving.

Richard Moszka Canada. Now lives in Mexico "I mix stories and narratives with images to make parodies of tourist brochures." The work refers to the traditional gesture of the fig, which has several meanings, particularly that of protection

Richard Moszka

Canada. Now lives in Mexico

"I mix stories and narratives with images to make parodies of tourist brochures."

The work refers to the traditional gesture of the fig, which has several meanings, particularly that of protection to ward off the evil eye, and in other regions it is a sign of anger.

Karina Abdusalamova Russia. Now lives in Mexico City “I decided to let the material lead me, thinking about the sensations of being in this open field of a foreign country or foreign territory, not being able to express yourself or to underst

Karina Abdusalamova

Russia. Now lives in Mexico City

“I decided to let the material lead me, thinking about the sensations of being in this open field of a foreign country or foreign territory, not being able to express yourself or to understand things in the way you’ve been taught so its a very visceral thing.”

The artwork evokes the feelings of vulnerability, uncertainty and the visceral bodily sensations of finding oneself in a foreign land with the complex processes of migration.

Antoine Granier Nino France. Now living in Mexico City "I found some houses here, maybe with people. I don't know if my house, it seems strange in my case to say that but yes, I found some houses here." The work depicts a house-character

Antoine Granier Nino

France. Now living in Mexico City

"I found some houses here, maybe with people. I don't know if my house, it seems strange in my case to say that but yes, I found some houses here."

The work depicts a house-character that alludes to the experience of leaving your country in the hope of finding a new home and how in the process the body itself becomes your home.

Dario Fenix Mexico and Spain. He now lives in Mexico City. "Somehow it was difficult to feel rooted by a place and in the end the only rooting I got was with my own body, which was also a bit difficult because I had to build that body, I am a

Dario Fenix

Mexico and Spain. He now lives in Mexico City.

"Somehow it was difficult to feel rooted by a place and in the end the only rooting I got was with my own body, which was also a bit difficult because I had to build that body, I am a trans person, I transitioned eight years ago, and it was particularly difficult to feel at home not only for the space but for the body itself... When you are at ease with yourself, the whole world is your home."

The work is a set of stackable slices that symbolizes how those parts of the body are rejected by the social canon of but at the same time are precisely the ones that embrace and tuck in, referring at the same time to the piles of rocks that climbers make to remember the way home.

Diana Barquero Costa Rica. She now lives in Mexico "Little by little I feel at home, it's a process, I'm not really there yet." The work is a talisman to invoke the fertility of the land one travels to, representing a centipede to attract

Diana Barquero

Costa Rica. She now lives in Mexico

"Little by little I feel at home, it's a process, I'm not really there yet."

The work is a talisman to invoke the fertility of the land one travels to, representing a centipede to attract the insects and creatures that make the soil fertile and flourish.

Hellène Aligant France. She now lives in Mexico City "More than feeling at home I really think it's my home because it's where I've spent most of my adult life and it's the place where I've lived the most years in life, it would be hard for m

Hellène Aligant

France. She now lives in Mexico City

"More than feeling at home I really think it's my home because it's where I've spent most of my adult life and it's the place where I've lived the most years in life, it would be hard for me to see it any other way."

The work depicts the limestone rock from which his grandparents' house in France was built and on it perches a bat native to that region migrating south.

Alexander Etewut Russia. Now lives in Mexico "I feel at home in Mexico and with friends around me I feel even more at home." This clay plate embodies the spiritual journey of a refugee in Mexico. Adorned with twelve carefully placed dots,

Alexander Etewut

Russia. Now lives in Mexico

"I feel at home in Mexico and with friends around me I feel even more at home."

This clay plate embodies the spiritual journey of a refugee in Mexico. Adorned with twelve carefully placed dots, it becomes a talisman of mysticism. It symbolizes resilience and creativity, offering hope and enlightenment in times of displacement.

Alexander Etewut Russia. Now lives in Mexico "I feel at home in Mexico and with friends around me I feel even more at home." The work is a three-dimensional score that represents different visual frequencies that have a relaxing and calmi

Alexander Etewut

Russia. Now lives in Mexico

"I feel at home in Mexico and with friends around me I feel even more at home."

The work is a three-dimensional score that represents different visual frequencies that have a relaxing and calming effect on people.

Rida Khasanova Russia. Now lives in Mexico City “In the first day I came to Mexico City I felt at home, like I’m finally home. I didn’t feel at home at home, and in Mexico City I finally found my home.” The artwork is inspired by the geome

Rida Khasanova

Russia. Now lives in Mexico City

“In the first day I came to Mexico City I felt at home, like I’m finally home. I didn’t feel at home at home, and in Mexico City I finally found my home.”

The artwork is inspired by the geometric patterns of traditional crystal glass from the Soviet Union that she inherited from her grandmother and now wishes she could have brought with her.

Andronik Khachiian Russia. Now lives in Mexico City “I felt welcomed here since I came for the first time, before I moved like six years ago. I felt at home right away.” All my friends left Russia, spreaded around the world. I felt the nee

Andronik Khachiian

Russia. Now lives in Mexico City

“I felt welcomed here since I came for the first time, before I moved like six years ago. I felt at home right away.”

All my friends left Russia, spreaded around the world. I felt the need to call them to just remind them that they are loved. Everybody felt and many still feels lonely. Hugs are underrated. God bless i have a mexican friend now that hugs even longer than I would ever do.

Samuel Nicolle France. He now lives in Mexico City "I feel very much at home here, I've been here for many years now." The work is a talisman that symbolically evokes the people he misses and wishes he had closer.

Samuel Nicolle

France. He now lives in Mexico City

"I feel very much at home here, I've been here for many years now."

The work is a talisman that symbolically evokes the people he misses and wishes he had closer.

Marta Kosmina Ukraine. Now lives in Mexico City “I’m slowly investing in being in this city and it’s feeling like home” The artwork is a reminder of the moments she went mushroom foraging with her grandmother in their village in Ukraine be

Marta Kosmina

Ukraine. Now lives in Mexico City

“I’m slowly investing in being in this city and it’s feeling like home”

The artwork is a reminder of the moments she went mushroom foraging with her grandmother in their village in Ukraine before moving to Mexico City.

Guadalupe Reyes Mexico City "[I feel at home] Inside my body and my words. Above all that, knowing that sometimes language makes us not feel in a space that is ours." The work talks about language and how language emerges from inside the b

Guadalupe Reyes

Mexico City

"[I feel at home] Inside my body and my words. Above all that, knowing that sometimes language makes us not feel in a space that is ours."

The work talks about language and how language emerges from inside the body to expand outward, as well as how the experience of sharing or not sharing a language allows us to feel at home.

Caitlin Donohue USA, Now lives in Mexico City “I feel like a have a community here, I don’t think that I’ll ever feel like I’m from here so I don’t know, and I’m in the process of figuring out what that means in terms of one’s conception of

Caitlin Donohue

USA, Now lives in Mexico City

“I feel like a have a community here, I don’t think that I’ll ever feel like I’m from here so I don’t know, and I’m in the process of figuring out what that means in terms of one’s conception of home.”

The artwork represents the post-it note that her roommate in San Francisco, who is also a first generation immigrant himself, gave her ten years ago before moving to Mexico City and that she’s kept it since as a source of comfort.

Andronik Khachiian Russia. Now lives in Mexico City “I felt welcomed here since I came for the first time, before I moved like six years ago. I felt at home right away.” All my friends left Russia, spreaded around the world. I felt the ne

Andronik Khachiian


Russia. Now lives in Mexico City

“I felt welcomed here since I came for the first time, before I moved like six years ago. I felt at home right away.”

All my friends left Russia, spreaded around the world. I felt the need to call them to just remind them that they are loved. Everybody felt and many still feels lonely. Hugs are underrated. God bless i have a mexican friend now that hugs even longer than I would ever do.

Amado Cabrales Mexico City There's something crooked about living in Mexico; things aren't made for here, so they adapt. The houses are crooked because the city is sinking, and yet they're "straight"; they adapt. Outside of here, everything i

Amado Cabrales

Mexico City

There's something crooked about living in Mexico; things aren't made for here, so they adapt. The houses are crooked because the city is sinking, and yet they're "straight"; they adapt. Outside of here, everything is too perfect, too boxed in, which surprises and overwhelms me.

Amado Cabrales Mexico City When people start to migrar to there states they send gifts to the peor here, one of the must viable objects was snickers the Nike air shoes. It was like a way to show status but also underneath the surface the cop

Amado Cabrales

Mexico City

When people start to migrar to there states they send gifts to the peor here, one of the must viable objects was snickers the Nike air shoes. It was like a way to show status but also underneath the surface the cope of an absent. In the context of the 90’d and NAFTA.