Sara Flores will represent Peru at the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026 with an immersive exhibition titled 'From Other Worlds.' The presentation, curated with Issela Ccoyllo and Matteo Norzi, will feature large-scale kené paintings, ethereal sculptures, and a video work in the Arsenale, aiming to create portals to Shipibo-Konibo ancestral knowledge and Indigenous futures.
Flores's selection and work are significant as they center Indigenous sovereignty and ecological resistance at a major global art event. Her practice, rooted in the living visual language of kené—a design system transmitted by Shipibo-Konibo women—directly engages the Biennale's theme 'In Minor Keys' by framing art as a practice of repair, listening, and sustaining intimate universes against extractive violence. This representation marks a meaningful shift, positioning Indigenous knowledge and self-determination as central to contemporary art discourse.