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"Certain aspects of identity don’t disappear, aren’t assimilated or repressed when they are not in the foreground. Identity is a changing cluster of components and a shape-shifting activity. To refer to a person who is changing identity I use the Náhuatl term nagual… We shift around to do the work we have to do, to creative the identities we need to live up to our potential." ⁠
— Gloria Anzaldúa, “The New Mestiza Nation”, 1992
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This new body of work at 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻⁠ extends the concerns of Anna Ortiz recent exhibition Nocturnos en Sayula, further developing her exploration of cyclical time and symbolic imagery. Recurring elements—volcanic landscapes, reflective bodies of water, indigenous plant life, ancient relics, and mythological figures—function as active agents within a world the artist builds through paint. Working within a restricted palette, Ortiz heightens the perceptual intensity of each scene through subtle shifts in value and temperature.⁠
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Last two weeks to visit 𝓐𝓷𝓷𝓪 𝓞𝓻𝓽𝓲𝔃: 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓻⁠. ⁠
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#AnnaOrtiz⁠
#Shapeshifter⁠