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To dream con los cuerpos is an exploration of the physical and metaphysical nature of dreams: how they exist beyond the realm of the imagined and permeate our lived realities. The exhibition examines dreams as active forces, shaping our perceptions, identities, and the ways we move through the world. Influenced by ancestral memory, cultural imprints, yearnings, and subconscious dialogues, dreams aren鈥檛 just ephemeral wanderings of the mind; they have weight, impact, and consequence.  

Dreams are held in the individual body, pulsing through muscle memory, surfacing in gestures, and manifesting themselves in our daily movements. But they鈥檙e also inscribed upon the collective body: the body of a people, of a nation, of history itself. In this sense, the exhibit engages with the idea that dreaming is a personal, collective, spiritual, and even political act; one that connects us to our histories and visions of futurity. It also questions what happens when the ability to dream is disrupted, whether through displacement, systemic barriers, or environmental shifts that alter our internal landscapes.  

The title 鈥淭o dream con los cuerpos鈥� was crafted in collaboration with Bolivian poet Paola Senseve, emphasizing the idea that dreams manifest through the languages of bodies: human, animal, natural, digital, political, and mythological. Featuring the work of six Latinx artists across painting, ceramics, installation, sound, photography, digital collage, and textiles, this exhibition explores dreams as both literal and metaphorical spaces of refuge, loss, and transformation. Patricia Encarnaci贸n reconstructs idyllic Caribbean imagery through the lens of locals, challenging the portrayal shaped by colonial narratives and even advertising companies; Ra煤l Romero plays with the connection between people and their environment, using soundscapes to anchor us in time and place; Kiara Rivera鈥檚 deeply personal textile piece, weaves connections between past and present, presenting dreams as a continuous thread of memory and existence. Rachel Dickerson鈥檚 abstract ceramics act as physical manifestations of dreamlike states, capturing the fluidity of reality and the unpredictable power of nature. Jennifer Albarracin Moya uses photography to navigate the unfixed boundaries between memory and dream, tracing the fleeting presence of her heritage and cultural narratives. Not only does Gabriel Soto meditate on concepts of godly and scientific knowledge, but he鈥檚 also a DREAMer* and DACA** recipient, adding another layer of resonance to the title. 

To dream con los cuerpos speaks not only to the personal act of dreaming but to the sociopolitical realities of displacement, belonging, and the right to imagine futures. It invites viewers to consider dreams not as distant or abstract, but as lived and embodied experiences, realities we pursue, inhabit, and carry within us, even as they shift, and maybe even disappear. What does it mean to dream when the body is in flux, and at stake? What happens when dreams are interrupted, fractured, or stolen? How does dreaming tet