Howcanwesingtovolcanoeswecannotsee?AmautaGarcía&DavidCamargo’sresearchisguidedbytheirfamilial,intergenerational,andearthlyinheritance:Wheredidourfamilycomefromandwhydidweliveintheneighborhoodwherewegrewup?Howcanourgenerationaffordhousinginincreasinglygentrifiedcities?Canwemakeimpossiblewishescometrue?Couldwereturntothewomb?Theirworkshaveinvestigatedtheimpactofhousingmarketbubblesandtheendeavortofindtendernessinasometimesviolentworld.Together,theyhavedelvedintothehistoryofGarcía’smother,whoin1971participatedinLatinAmerica’slargestillegallandinvasioninthevolcanicenclaveofsouthernMexicoCity. Bringinginelementsofarchitecture,sculpture,vdeo,andvirtualenvironments,García&Camargotellstoriesthatareatoncepersonal,social,andpolitical.Thedesireforhome,García&Camargo’spracticeremindsus,extendsbeyonditswallstoaffections,lore,andourlongingtofeelshelter.Yet,theartistswarn,sometimeswedonotknowthevoicesofthesoilthatsustainsusnorhowitwasforged.García&Camargoask:Howcanwerelatetotheearthbeyonditsexploitation?Howdothepeople,whohavemadeland,relatetothevolcanoesthatcreateordestroyourworlds?Therefore,duringtheresidenceoftheJanvanEyckAcademieGarcía&CamargobeginaconversationbetweenthevolcanicsoiloftheirhomelandandtheunderwaterDutchvolcanoZuidwal,woundedbyyearsofgasextraction. https://www.li-ma.nl/lima/catalogue/art/amauta-garcia-david-camargo/arrullo/22055