*Behind the Curtain: Arquetopia Free Virtual Open Studio Series*

Description

Join us for **The Preciousness of Coloniality**, a powerful lecture by visual artist and Arquetopia Co-Director **Francisco Guevara**. This talk will delve into Guevara’s exploration of materials such as silver, indigo, and feathers—symbols that hold deep historical and spiritual significance. Feathers, revered in Mesoamerican culture as a connection to the divine, are juxtaposed with the extractive and exploitative nature of colonial industries like indigo and silver mining. Guevara’s work examines how these materials were not only commodities but also instruments of power, domination, and cultural transformation under coloniality.

Through his latest work and an exclusive preview of his upcoming exhibition, Guevara invites us to reflect on the continuing legacy of colonial power structures and their influence on modern-day artistic practices and cultural identity.