Five Curators Explore 'Impossible Imaginations' at Espacio Cultural Itaú

The Espacio Cultural Itaú in Asunción is set to unveil a new exhibition this Thursday, June 4, titled “Fragmentos para imaginar lo imposible. Curaduría en construcción” (Fragments to Imagine the Impossible. Curatorship in Construction). This exhibition highlights the perspectives of five young curators who were part of the "Territorios en disputa" (Territories in Dispute) curatorial training and contemporary art practices program.

These five emerging curators, Azucena Arvez, Majo Fiorio, Juan Florenciañez, Hugo Mendieta Cuevas, and Luis Ocampos Pompa, developed their collective curatorial project over four months under the mentorship of Ticio Escobar. Their training involved critical formation encounters and public talks with cultural figures, culminating in the exhibition that will be presented.

The exhibition's core concept revolves around "territory," not as a fixed geographical or administrative entity, but as a dynamic space-time. It delves into contested areas involving peasant lands, indigenous cultures, identities that defy binary classifications, alternative historical memories, and suppressed desires. The curators noted that the works on display pose enigmas rather than offering simple answers, reflecting the complex and often unmapped territories of human experience and imagination. The exhibition will be open to the public from Wednesday to Saturday, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with free admission.