Per la Biennale Arte 2026 il duo RojoNegro porta nel Padiglione del Messico un rituale collettivo
The article announces that the RojoNegro collective, formed by María Sosa and Noé Martínez, will represent Mexico at the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026 with a project titled "Actos invisibles para sostener el universo." Curated by Jessica Berlanga Taylor, the installation combines organic materials, sound, video, and performance to create a ritualistic space that invokes invisible presences, memories, and energies. The work draws on decolonial perspectives, centering Indigenous and Afro-descendant cosmogonies as living knowledge systems, and aims to activate a dialogue between situated ritual practices and the global context of the Biennale.
This matters because the Mexico Pavilion's focus on decolonial thought and collective ritual reflects a broader shift in contemporary art toward addressing colonial legacies and amplifying marginalized epistemologies. By foregrounding ecological and social balance through organic, ephemeral materials, RojoNegro challenges traditional exhibition formats and offers an alternative model of art-making that prioritizes process, community, and spiritual engagement over static objects. The project also underscores the Venice Biennale's role as a platform for politically engaged, site-responsive installations that question global power structures.