Maria Adela Diaz
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ARTIST PROFILE
Guatemala, Guatemala, 1973
In her work she uses performance, installation and video as means to convey her socio-political, patriarchal, migratory and gender disagreements. Her work points to issues related to the Latin American diaspora and the position of women in these political spaces. Díaz represented Guatemala at the London Design Biennial in 2021. She has also presented her work at the Centre Pompidou, Ex-Teresa Arte Actual, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo de Costa Rica, as well as the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico.
Crédito de foto / Photo credit
María Adela Díaz. Futuros Invisibles, 2025. Vista de instalación. Sede: Museo Nacional de Arte de Guatemala. Foto: Byron Mármol. Cortesía: Fundación Paiz / Bienal de Arte Paiz
María Adela Díaz. Invisible Futures, 2025. Installation view. Venue: Museo Nacional de Arte de Guatemala. Photo: Byron Mármol. Courtesy: Fundación Paiz / Bienal de Arte Paiz
Obras participantes en la bienal
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Futuros Invisibles
2025
6 banderas
600 x 150 cm
Cortesía de la artista
Comisionada para la 24 Bienal de Arte Paiz
Futuros Invisibles
2025
Video
3’50’’
Cortesía de la artista
Comisionada para la 24 Bienal de Arte Paiz
Futuros Invisibles es una obra que visibiliza la crítica situación ambiental del lago de Amatitlán, denunciando los altos niveles de Cianobacteria que amenazan el ecosistema y las comunidades que dependen de él. La artista imprime 40 yardas de tela impresas directamente con la cianobacteria que habita el lago de Amatitlán, un organismo vivo que simboliza y evidencia su grave contaminación.
Al emplear la propia materia que deteriora el ecosistema, la instalación se convierte en testimonio vivo de la crisis ambiental. Su presencia revela lo invisible: aquello que suele permanecer oculto tanto bajo la superficie del agua como para las comunidades. La obra invita a reflexionar sobre la relación entre los seres humanos y el medio ambiente, transformando la denuncia en un espacio de encuentro, memoria y acción colectiva.
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Invisible Futures
2025
6 flags
600 x 150 cm
Courtesy of the artist
Commissioned for the 24th Paiz Art Biennial
Invisible Futures
2025
Video
3’50’’
Courtesy of the artist
Commissioned for the 24th Paiz Art Biennial
Invisible Futures is a work that brings visibility to the critical environmental situation of Lake Amatitlán, denouncing the high levels of cyanobacteria that threaten the ecosystem and the communities that depend on it. The artist prints 40 yards of fabric printed directly with cyanobacteria that inhabits Lake Amatitlán, a living organism that symbolizes and highlights its severe pollution.
By using the very material that is damaging the ecosystem, the installation becomes a living testimony to the environmental crisis. Its presence reveals the invisible: that which usually remains hidden both beneath the surface of the water and from the communities. The work invites reflection on the relationship between human beings and the environment, transforming the denunciation into a space for encounter, memory, and collective action.