A native of Xochimilco, Víctor Federico Contreras created acollage-installation composed of everyday materials, collectedstories, and edible pigments. His piece reclaims the visual languageof community life—market stalls, flower boats, murals—and rendersit into a tactile memory map of the territory. Víctor frequentlyleads chinampera painting workshops using natural dyes fromXochimilco, inviting participants to eimagine the land as both canvasand archive. His collaboration grounds the residency in embodiedlocal knowledge.

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