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Snapshot 08: La Galera by Mariana Sequera Dorronsoro
Date
February 10, 2025 – March 10, 2025
Location
Reception Corridor, John Lennon Art and Design Building, Liverpool School of Art and Design.
PRESS RELEASE
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Snapshot presents Snapshot 08: La Galera by Mariana Sequera Dorronsoro. MA Fine Art student and artist, Mariana, uses her practice to reconnect with her family’s tribal heritage of the Venezuelan Jira Jaras, through the exploration of Indigenous methodologies, Agnes Varda’s gleaning approach, and Assemblage Philosophy.
Her multi-disciplinary approach incorporates foraged materials and gardening techniques, drawing inspiration from childhood stories told to her by her great-great grandmother. These are used to convey practices of traditional tribal protection magic and evoke ideas of Indigenous resurgence and reconciliation. The project aims to bring attention to the importance of ancestral protection, to guard stories at risk of being forgotten and to preserve the legacy of Mariana’s people, whose existence was nearly erased following Spanish colonisation.
Through this edition of Snapshot, she is interested in exploring methods of display, looking at how to best present the materials and research in a way that most effectively reflects its cultural significance and thematic depths.
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