Hulda Guzmán's first institutional exhibition in Europe, "Please Awake – Asked Nature Kindly," is on view at Turner Contemporary in Margate, UK. The show features the Dominican artist's ultra-colorful, psychedelic jungle paintings that blend art historical references—from Japanese ukiyo-e prints to pointillism and symbolism—with personal mythology, demons, spirits, and lush tropical landscapes. The works are drawn from her life in the Dominican rainforest, where she lives and works in a studio built by her architect father.
The exhibition matters because it presents Guzmán's vibrant, immersive vision as both a celebration of nature and a subtle political call to action amid ecological crisis. By foregrounding the beauty and fragility of the Caribbean environment, the show invites viewers to reconnect with the natural world. It also marks a significant career milestone for the young artist, positioning her within a lineage of painters like Henri Rousseau, Peter Doig, and Dorothea Tanning, while asserting a distinctive contemporary voice rooted in personal experience and environmental urgency.