The desert has [not] dried out our tongues
collective reading session, 2025
“The desert has [not] dried out our tongues.”
On Friday, October 24, Peruvian–North American artist Gery Vargas and I activated ‘Antes del tremor’, a textile and digital animation piece by Gery, through a session of dispersed readings that invited collective reflection on mestizaje, migration, and desire.
Drawing from the voices and writings of authors such as Gloria Anzaldúa, José María Arguedas, Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui, Luis F. Reyes Escate, and Marisol de la Cadena, among others, the session brought together participants in a collective reading experience to explore how different versions of mestizaje can be woven from our present—even in its most indifferent economic expression.
CHRIS LUZA - PERÚ. - 2025