Nereida Apaza Mamani presents a solo exhibition at ICPNA Cultural in Miraflores, Lima, featuring 150 works across watercolor, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, embroidery, and installation. The show traces stories of migration and displacement through cartographies, maps, and family trees, drawing on embroidery techniques inherited from her mother and grandmother. Curated by Miguel López, the exhibition explores belonging in a country marked by discrimination and centralism, incorporating the artist's notebooks begun in 2009 and works that address political violence and memory.
The exhibition matters because it positions personal and familial narratives as political acts, using craft and soft materials to open conversations about historical trauma and healing. By blending the biographical with the social, Apaza Mamani challenges dominant histories and offers a tender yet critical perspective on Peru's internal armed conflict and ongoing inequalities. The show runs until July 5, 2026, at ICPNA Espacio Germán Krüger Espantoso, contributing to broader dialogues on memory, resistance, and the role of art in processing collective wounds.