Erik Tlaseca. Algún día llegará la noche.

𝘈𝘭𝘨ú𝘯 𝘥í𝘢 𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳á 𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦 (Someday the night will come) is Erik Tlaseca’s debut solo exhibition in Mexico, marking his decade-long exploration of a self in flux: sexuality, nationality, class, cultural traditions—identity markers he considers hybrid, unfixed, and in perpetual negotiation. This inquiry intertwines with his examination of the body as a medium—a shapeshifting vessel, carrier of microhistories, in active transformation.

The exhibition brings together works from 2015 up to now and includes sculptures, masks, full-body suits, and calligraphy ink drawings, which in various iterations involve the use of or reference to woven palm leaf, an Indigenous craft tradition laden with historical weight. Tlaseca’s engagement with the medium was inspired by the historical reference of the “petateados” or palm-wrapped bodies, a connection that deepened when meeting the artisans from the community of San Pedro Jocotipac, Oaxaca, who he has collaborated for over a decade.

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𝘈𝘭𝘨ú𝘯 𝘥í𝘢 𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳á 𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦 es la primera exposición individual de Erik Tlaseca en México, misma que marca una década de exploración de un yo en constante movimiento: sexualidad, nacionalidad, clase, tradiciones culturales y rasgos identitarios que considera híbridos, no fijos y en perpetua negociación. Esta investigación se entrelaza con su exploración del cuerpo como medio: un recipiente que cambia de forma, portador de microhistorias en transformación activa.

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Erik Tlaseca
𝘈𝘭𝘨ú𝘯 𝘥í𝘢 𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳á 𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘦
Mar 28 — May 17, 2025

Exhibition text | Texto de exposición: Jovanna Venegas

Opening: Mar 28, 18:00 — 21:00

LLANO
Ciudad de México, MX