A World Far Away, Nearby and Invisible
Territory Narratives in the Jorge M. Pérez Collection

Invites viewers on a journey through selected works from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection that explore and reimagine the complex, multifaceted idea of territory. The exhibition moves from a conception of territory as layered, tangible ground to one rooted in primordial, earthbound forces—celebrating it as a space where the symbolic and the dreamlike converge. Organized into four chapters, the exhibition weaves together narratives that portray territory as a shared space of affection, magic, and community, where legends and myths meet. These stories form a tapestry of metaphors that, in the words of Mazatec shaman María Sabina, evoke a world that is far away, nearby, and invisible all at once.

 

The works on view at El Espacio 23 suggest territory as a vital force: a living, shifting organism, a refuge, a site of purification, and a space for meaning. In contrast, the landscape emerges as a cultural construct: a subjective gaze that, through aestheticization, fragments and categorizes territory in order to name it. Curated by Claudia Segura Campins in dialogue with curators of the Pérez Collection, Patricia M. Hanna and Anelys Alvarez, A World Far Away, Nearby, and Invisible becomes a dialogue between physical substance and symbolic resonance. Within this conceptual frame, territory is rendered in sharp, unembellished clarity, revealing its political, performative, and transformative dimensions.