Dezeen School Shows: a project examining the significance of symbolism in Mexican folklore is included in this School Show by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Also featured is an illustration representing aspects of Judaism and another depicting mythical creatures.

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Institution: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
School: School of Architecture, Art and Design
Course: BA in Digital Arts
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento

School statement:

“This project invites students to co-create a multimedia installation through research, recognition and exploration of the Mexican Surrealism vanguard.

“The result is a dialogue between the past and the present, where artists with new realities and different understandings of the world.

“Meanings in the subconscious reinterpret iconic works of Mexican surrealism, bringing them to life with subtle animations that reveal new, dreamlike ways of understanding.”

Unidad by Cuauhtémoc Antonio Ortega Lechuga

“The original piece, Némesis, shows the union between a person and natural elements. My interpretation portrays the union between the natural and the artificial. When does nature become artificial?

“This piece was inspired by Guillermo Meza, Némesis, 1970.”

Student: Cuauhtémoc Antonio Ortega Lechuga
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01772166[at]tec.mx

Mirada Introspectiva by Michel Alexandra Mejía Oros

“This reinterpretation of La lágrima del mundo by Sofía Bassi blends its surreal essence with symbols of pain, memory and resilience.

“Inspired by her tragic story, a suspended eye tears a cascade, reflecting a lost landscape. The angel flowers suggest hope, even in adversity.

“This piece was inspired by Sofía Bassi, La lágrima del mundo, 1974.”

Student: Michel Alexandra Mejía Oros
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01369174[at]tec.mx

Umbrales Ocultos by Nuria Pamela Camacho Ramírez

“Where does the line between the conscious and unconscious blurs? Both are realms of constant transformation, where memories, symbols and emotions emerge, hide and are set free in a dynamic and eternal process. Time folds and dimensions intertwine.

“This piece was inspired by Remedios Varo, Mujer saliendo del psicoanalista, 1960.”

Student: Nuria Pamela Camacho Ramírez
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01784439[at]tec.mx

Deshilando ecos de antaño by Regina Rojas Aguirre

“Seated in the centre of a room that seems frozen in time, a woman clings to a thread that emerges from a faceless creature, ignoring the door behind that invites her to leave the moment in the past. Only echoes of the past remain.

“This piece was inspired by Remedios Varo, Las hojas muertas, 1956.”

Student: Regina Rojas Aguirre
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01783773[at]tec.mx

La verdad del artista by Santiago Silva Barragán

“Remedios Varo’s painting showcases the magic of painting and the artist as a creator of worlds. This reinterpretation seeks to remind us that art is born from reality and from the deepest part of each artist, who endeavours to convey something with their brushes.

“This piece was inspired by Remedios Varo, La creación de las aves, 1957.”

Student: Santiago Silva Barragán
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01785161[at]tec.mx

Guardianes by Sofía Pedraza Leyva

“Guardianes represents the manifestation of the kabbalistic Tree of Life, illustrating the path to spiritual enlightenment in Judaism.

“Inspired by Leonora Carrington, the piece presents the sefirot as guardian creatures parading before the viewer, encircling the central figure, a symbol of cosmic balance.

“This piece was inspired by Leonora Carrington, El árbol de la vida, 1960.”

Student: Sofía Pedraza Leyva
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01783601[at]tec.mx

Sin título by Vanya Ixchel Rodríguez Orozco

“Human desires, thoughts and emotions overcome unconsciousness, appearing as dreams. Our contrast in dormant brains: light shines to surface, darkness at deepest and a balance.

“This piece was inspired by Remedios Varo, Cazadora de astros, 1956.”

Student: Vanya Ixchel Rodríguez Orozco
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01785566[at]tec.mx

Sin título by Alonso Garza Chávez

“When you begin to wake up from a dream, as the sun rises and you start to gain lucidity, the dark dreams we have become difficult to remember, constantly changing and threatening to not let us go.

“This piece was inspired by Leonora Carrington, El canto del gallo, 1950.”

Student: Alonso Garza Chávez
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01772166[at]tec.mx

Volador de Papantla by Raquel Ramírez Liébanes

“Volador de Papantla reimagines the character in Bridget Bate Tichenor’s original work as a magical being.

“This being represents a cultural-spiritual mesoamerican ceremony: the rite of the voladores – flying men – symbolising its history and significance in Mexican folklore.

“This piece was inspired by Bridget Bate Tichenor, Vendedor de milagros, 1967.”

Student: Raquel Ramírez Liébanes
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01027899[at]tec.mx

Creador de mundos by Óscar Mauricio Solís Ochoa

“This reinterpretation seeks to show the cycle of creativity, in which all the ideas that aren’t used do not disappear, but instead are incorporated into our next project, just like matter in the universe.

“This piece was inspired by Remedios Varo, La creación de las aves, 1957.”

Student: Óscar Mauricio Solís Ochoa
Course: BA in Digital Arts, Santa Fe Campus
Tutors: Rocío Romero Hernández, Christian Emmanuel García Caballero, Juan Manuel Pavón Rodríguez and Juan Camilo León Sarmiento
Email: a01783216[at]tec.mx

Partnership content

This school show is a partnership between Dezeen and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.

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