From October 23–28, 2025, the quiet village of Telchac Pueblo, Yucatán will transform into a stage for art, design, and cultural dialogue as NEPANTLA unfolds amid the raw beauty of the Yucatán jungle and the ruins of a partially restored henequen factory.
Curated by Nadia Guitteau, founder of ALRATITOstudio, this immersive exhibition takes its name from the Nahuatl word for “the in-between”—a space where cultures, languages, identities, and histories collide, overlap, and reinvent themselves.
Far from a conventional gallery setting, NEPANTLA embraces the friction of transitions: between wilderness and civilization, past and present, body and spirit.
🖼 What to Expect
NEPANTLA brings together photography, sculptural furniture and objects, textiles, ceramics, and paintings by emerging and established artists from Mexico, the United States, and Cuba. Among the participating names:
Angela Damman, Arin Pereira, Astronauts, Blackman Cruz Workshop, Carla Fernández, Christina Pierson, Edaa, Ente, Ernesto Azcárate, Ernesto Velásquez, Gerano Hoepfner, Jason Kriegler, Kasper Kovitz, Katrin Schikora, Marco Castillo, Maya Youth Artisan Initiative, Monica Rezman, Mutable Studio, MX Atelier, Pájaro Amarillo, Patricia Arnao, Peca Studio, Pej Bhedarvand, Renaud Charrin, Ric Kokotovich, Sona Gevorkyan, Thomas Cooper Studio, Trine Ellitsgaard, and more to be announced.
The works will explore material memory, transformation, and spatial storytelling, expanding the dialogue between contemporary practices and ancestral presence.
🤝 Community Collaboration
As part of its community programming, NEPANTLA will collaborate with the Iniciativa de Artesanía Juvenil Maya (IAJM), a grassroots project based in Hocaba, Yucatán, dedicated to empowering young Maya women to preserve and reinterpret the ancestral art of henequén weaving on backstrap looms.
For this exhibition, they will work alongside designer Angela Damman and architect Luis Arturo García of EDAA on a site-specific architectural intervention celebrating the region’s cultural and artisanal heritage.
🎨 Curators & Co-Hosts
Nadia Guitteau (ALRATITOstudio): French curator and designer known for immersive exhibitions that connect contemporary practice with ancestral knowledge. Her installations have received international recognition, including the DNA Paris Design Award for Lo Sublime in 2023.
Angela Damman: A Yucatán-based designer celebrated for her sustainable, handwoven pieces crafted in collaboration with local artisans. Her work has been showcased at Design Miami, Museo Franz Mayer, and London Craft Week, and has been featured in Vogue, Architectural Digest, and The New York Times.
🗓 Event Details
- Opening Reception (By Invitation): October 23, 2025
- Exhibition Dates: October 24–28, 2025
- Hours: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. daily
- Location: Telchac Pueblo, Yucatán (Directions provided upon RSVP)
- Contact & RSVP:
- Email: info@alratitostudio.com
- WhatsApp: +52 55 4487 3192
Instagram: @nepantla_project
Website: www.alratitostudio.com/nepantla
✨ Why You Should Go
NEPANTLA isn’t just an exhibition—it’s a journey through art, memory, and identity in one of the Yucatán’s most atmospheric landscapes.
By placing cutting-edge design alongside Maya traditions and local craftsmanship, it creates a living dialogue between worlds—offering visitors a chance to see, feel, and reflect on the spaces where histories and cultures meet.
