The meta-baroque ceramic work of Alejandro García Contreras is an experiment in speculative reconstruction of fragmented identities. His work is an exercise in extreme folklore, Mexican curio on steroids, in which a plethora of pancultural pop idols, video game mythologies and cartoon heroes stand in for contemporary divinity. The question he asks, if we could simmer it all down to a single one, is practically the same for every one of these artists: where does the self fall into Mexico? His possible answer is presented in an ossified piece of physical and psychic energy. A dark mirror in which we are supposed to reflect and understand ourselves, but to no avail. @marioballe Mirror Universe Portal, 2022 by @alejandrogarciacontreras #AlejandroGarcíaContreras 📸: @danielkukla Everything Here Is Volcanic / Friedman Benda / January 12 - February 18, 2023