Topographies of Memory. Art Exhibition

Topographies of Memory brings together Latin American diaspora artists in Berlin, exploring memory, migration and material traces through textiles, archives and performance.

Topographies of Memory is an exhibition by Carla Abilés and Paula Punto, with curatorial text by Ayelén Ruiz, exploring how memory takes form through materials, gestures, and artistic processes. Bringing together textiles, images, objects, personal archives, and performance, the exhibition unfolds as a dialogue between two artists whose practices engage with migration, displacement, and personal history. Rather than constructing a linear narrative, the project proposes an open structure where the works respond to and challenge one another. Through different materials and artistic languages, the exhibition investigates how memory is deposited in objects and gestures, and how artistic work can reveal traces of time, transformation, and belonging. Public Program Topographies of Memory unfolds as an evolving process activated through performance, writing, and collective encounters. The public program expands the exhibition beyond the displayed works, understanding memory as something that is embodied, shared, and continuously reshaped. Thursday, April 9 · 18:00–20:00. Opening Opening of the exhibition with artists Carla Abilés and Paula Punto, and curator Ayelén Ruiz. Sunday, April 12 · 16:00–19:00. Performance Day An afternoon dedicated to the body as archive and ritual: PROMESERA – Flor Cualquiera UNHEIMLICH – Paula Punto Saturday, April 18 · 16:00–18:00. Poetry Workshop (in Spanish) “El único fuego que no se extingue” – Sol Narváez A writing workshop exploring memory, displacement, and emotional landscapes through poetry. Suggested donation: 10€ Monday, April 20 · 18:30. Artist Talk Conversation with the artists and curator in the framework of the Art Intensive Berlin (AIB) residency.. Team Artistic Direction: Marcela Villanueva Artists: Carla Abiles, Paula Punto Curator: Ayelen Ruiz Production: Florencia Freis Mediation: Alejandra Atalah Topologies of Memory is a Berlin-based project by Karne Kunst gUG, under the artistic direction of Marcela Villanueva. Supported by the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt des Landes Berlin and carried out at Bardo Projektraum, Berlin.

What to expect:
Performance / Live Art, Mixed media, Installation, Prints, Multi-disciplinary, Photography