Mahara+Co presents Forms of Memory and Rewriting, a group exhibition that approaches memory as a living, mutable process. Rather than a fixed archive, memory is understood here as a territory in transformation—where materials, gestures, and words intertwine to rewrite what has been lived.
The exhibition unfolds as a woven field of languages that activate different modes of remembering and resisting: Karlo Andrei Ibarra and Yiyo Tirado work through political and social friction; Yessica Gispert connects alchemy, spirituality, and Caribbean inheritances; Augusta Lecaros reflects on fragility as a form of endurance; Amanda Linares explores displacement, identity, and transparency; Pablo Matute reconfigures construction materials into poetic reflections on labor; Iván Perera transforms fragments into vessels of historical memory; and Rafael Domenech conceives the exhibition space as an architecture in which matter and language perpetually rewrite one another. Joining this dialogue are Salua Ares, who examines memory as trace, revealing the tension between what persists and what fades, and Marisa Tellería, who approaches memory as a sensory experience in which touch, silence, and presence reveal the traces of displacement and vulnerability.
From Miami—a city of crossings and resonances between the Caribbean and Latin America—Forms of Memory and Rewriting invites viewers to understand memory not as nostalgia, but as an act of imagination, resistance, and emergence: a way of bringing into presence what remains to be written.
Salua Ares – São Paulo, Brazil; lives and works in Miami. Explores memory as trace and erasure through photography, text, and object-based compositions, revealing tensions between absence, time, and
reactivation.
Rafael Domenech — Havana, Cuba; lives and works between New York and Miami. Combines
architecture, publishing, and sculpture to reconsider the exhibition format as a site for production and circulation of knowledge.
Yessica Gispert — Miami, USA. Examines the relationship between spirituality, alchemy, and material transformation through metal, wax, and photochemical processes.
Karlo Andrei Ibarra — San Juan, Puerto Rico. Addresses political, cultural, and geographic boundaries that shape identity, using conceptual strategies and mass-media codes.
Augusta Lecaros — Santiago, Chile. Works across installation, video, and text to explore memory, decay, and affect, reflecting on time, fragility, and communal care.
Amanda Linares — Havana, Cuba; lives and works in Miami. Explores the relationship between language, space, and perception through design, drawing, and installation.
Pablo Matute — Miami, USA. Draws from the memory of manual labor and migration, using construction materials to examine notions of effort, belonging, and transformation.
Iván Perera — Havana, Cuba; lives and works in Miami. Investigates belief, history, and the persistence of memory through sculpture and installation, turning objects and ruins into vessels of human experience.
Marisa Tellería – Lives and works in Miami. Approaches memory as a sensory and emotional
experience shaped by presence, tactility, silence, and the marks of displacement and vulnerability.
Yiyo Tirado — San Juan, Puerto Rico. Develops a critical practice around architecture, tourism, and Puerto Rico’s colonial condition, challenging exoticized images of the Caribbean.
Tomas Redrado Art (TRA) is committed to advancing the appreciation of contemporary art through a dynamic and historically rooted aesthetic. Our mission is to elevate the global recognition of Latin American, Caribbean, and local (Florida) artists, while establishing Miami as a premier international cultural destination.
TRA challenges conventional perspectives, encouraging exploration of innovative and provocative art forms. We prioritize the artist’s creative autonomy, fostering an environment where breaking norms and engaging deeply with audiences are central to our approach. Based in Miami, TRA seeks to invigorate the local art scene through meaningful dialogue with the international art community.
Our collaborations with leading institutions and authorities, including the ICA, Fountainhead, the Miami Downtown Development Authority, and Miami-Dade County officials, are integral to our mission. These partnerships enable us to promote and critically engage with contemporary art on a global scale, contributing significantly to Miami’s vibrant cultural landscape.
