Designing Movement, Architectural Research and Cultural Activations
Opening Exhibition at the EMR Building
Quotes Gallery Opening
at Gund Hall
Context
Images of Mexico is a platform committed to amplifying the voices and lived experiences of underrepresented Mexican communities across the U.S. academic landscape. Through collaborations between scholars, students, and artists, the initiative cultivates critical spaces where Mexico’s layered histories, identities, and cultural expressions are not only visible—but centered.
Launched during the 2024–2025 academic year, the inaugural edition—Images of Mexico: A Glimpse into Mexico’s Past and Present—opened at Harvard University’s Ethnicity, Migration and Rights Committee. This poster exhibition marked a pivotal moment for the platform, establishing it as a bridge between Mexico’s complex narratives and institutions that often overlook them. By pairing visual storytelling with academic inquiry, the project invited reflection on issues ranging from migration and memory to resistance and belonging.
Now entering its second edition, Images of Mexico: Myths, Rituals, and Arts (Spring 2026) will deepen the initiative’s curatorial scope, exploring how spiritual practices, popular art, and ancestral knowledge shape the cultural fabric of contemporary Mexico. Continuing to challenge extractive forms of representation, the platform offers a collaborative and radically inclusive approach to knowledge production—positioning design as a tool for visibility, dialogue, and systemic change.
Concept
This initiative serves as a critical platform for elevating underrepresented voices and showcasing transformative projects that surface the lived experiences, epistemologies, and structural challenges often excluded from dominant narratives in both Mexican and U.S. contexts. Grounded in an interdisciplinary ethos, the platform creates dynamic forums where practitioners in art and design engage in meaningful dialogue with scholars in the social sciences and humanities.
Through these exchanges, we cultivate innovative research methodologies and creative strategies that respond to urgent social issues—from migration and identity to memory, resistance, and decolonial futures. Our work is rooted in sustained relationship-building and a deep commitment to reciprocity, forging binational collaborations that bridge geographic, cultural, and disciplinary divides.
By connecting Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicanx, and U.S.-based academics, students, and artists, we foster networks of solidarity that challenge extractive knowledge production and center collective agency. This platform not only enables critical reflection—it reimagines the terms of engagement for cross-cultural collaboration, cultural visibility, and systemic transformation.
Details
Location.
Year.
Partners.
Key Deliverables.
Cambridge, MA, USA.
2025.
HUNAP, DRCLAS, Casita Latina, UAM, UNAM, Ibero Puebla
Research, Workshop Design, Engagement Strategies, Fundraising & Partnerships