Teresa Margolles: EstorboMuseo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
The Mexican artist inquires and denounces through photography, video, installation and performance the dramatic diaspora taking place at the border between Venezuela and Colombia: one of the largest mass migrations in Latin American history.
Margolles will exhibit the results of some of her fieldwork she made on the Simón Bolívar bridge, one of the geographical points that connect Colombia and Venezuela, questioning the physical and mental limits of a border. The provocative title of this project draws on the word “estorbo” (obstruction), which is often used to talk about something uncomfortable or that bothers. Unfortunately, we are currently witnessing an upsurge of intolerance and xenophobia at every level, including gender, social, cultural, political and racial issues.
We believe that art has a responsibility to react to these attitudes, creating bridges instead of borders. For this reason, we have chosen to present this unsettling exhibition at this particular historical moment.
Estorbo comprises a new body of work especially conceived by Margolles for this exhibition, including a daily performance that will progressively build a environmental piece that will expand throughout the space.
