Cicero Art House: contemporary art exhibition in Mérida

Lizette Abraham

Performative photography

Lizette Abraham explores the transformation of the body and identity through matter: with her own body she stretches, folds and sets fabrics in motion, in a dialogue between photography, sculpture and staging. She studied in Mérida and is pursuing a PhD in Arts and Design at UNAM. She has twice won the Festival Internacional de la Imagen, held fellowships from FONCA and PECDA Yucatán, and has exhibited in Mexico, Bogotá, Spain, the United States, Berlin and Japan.

“Where does our body end, and how far can our identity expand through matter?”

Javier Barrera

Contemporary painting

Javier Barrera Perera is a Yucatecan visual artist and academic. His practice evolved from photography and digital experimentation to painting, where he found his own language: oil and wax on wood. His figurative work explores memory, identity and permanence; the body, the landscape, the red circle and certain animal presences act as signs of an open, poetic narrative, between the real and the dreamlike.

Alfredo Romero

Urban archaeology

Originally from Spain, he dedicates his work to preserving the distinctive character of cities and communities in Mexico. He captures scenes locals walk past every day without noticing. His technique, strappo, preserves layers of advertisements, murals and urban art, revealing how they change over time.

His work centers on urban archaeology and social memory: he investigates how the passage of time, ephemeral architecture and advertising signs tell the hidden history of the streets we inhabit.

Enrique Miralles “Tente”

Printmaking

Born in Havana in 1972 and based in Yucatán, Tente trained at the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro and at the Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana, and founded the studio-workshop Praxis Habana. His approach to drypoint and collagraph sets him apart among his generation. He has exhibited at the biennials of Havana, Liverpool, Asunción and Curitiba, and in Spain, Italy, the United States, Peru and China.

Rodolfo Baeza

Portraiture

Rodolfo Baeza was born in Mexico City in 1977, into a family from Mérida, and grew up in Mérida. He worked as a graphic designer, animator and photographer before turning to painting; his work explores the human condition, otherness and the deconstruction of identity through portraiture. He has had solo shows at the MACAY, at the Museo Civico Alessandro Garda in Italy and at the Museo de la Ciudad de Mérida, and is part of the Colección Milenio.