BASTARD HERBAL

For the Residency No. 11: Bastard Herbal , in Another Thing Without a Name, there is an interest on the part of the artist to make a nod to the illegitimate and The non-valuable : forms of existence and beings plantae whose life is sustained despite all odds against it, at least in appearance. Seeing these lives, where the only thing they can do is resist by inhabiting marginal urban spaces. Thinking about how life is sustained in residual spaces, in the shadow of the human gaze. More than a metaphor, it offers us an opportunity to learn about everything that escapes human conventions, about their lives and their stewardship.

In formal terms, this process is a return to slow processes of image production and the exploration of techniques that dialogue with graphics, in whose construction of the image there is a process with bodies (𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘦) present, where the imprint of these bodies makes their representation possible; as in all monstrous existence, presenting themselves.

Dani Escamilla (Mexico City, 1990) is an artist who reflects on earth and life processes in relation to the landscape. She engages with painting, gardening, composting, writing, pedagogy, and radio, largely to reflect on the existence of plants and other non-human beings and people with whom we share space.

He has presented his work in exhibitions, conferences, and festivals in Mexico, Guatemala, France, England, and the United States. He has written for national and international publications in the fields of art, technology, and criticism, and has self-published. fanzines in different formats. He directed the Art and Technology Research Laboratory at the Multimedia Center of the National Arts Center.
He is currently the Editorial Content and Radio Coordinator for the Digital Culture Center. He conducts the radio research program "Putting It Together" on Radio Nopal.