Claudia Martínez Garay's 'Borrowed Air' at Grimm London Examines Colonial Narratives Through Indigenous Perspectives

The exhibition 'Borrowed Air' by Claudia Martínez Garay at Grimm in London delves into the colonial interactions between European and Indigenous stories in Peru. It showcases various prints and paintings, including a 2024 risograph depicting a leather shoe shattering a quena flute, which alludes to José María Arguedas's narrative on the suppression of Indigenous voices. Another piece, 'Intrusos en sus tierras' (2024), illustrates Túpac Amaru II being transformed by a white hand. Garay, who is of Quechua heritage, highlights Indigenous viewpoints. 'Donde la luz no llega, los ecos del pasado nos guían' (2024) features a broken pencil piercing a Bible marked 'Latinoamérica.' 'Revelación' (2024) presents an Andean sculpture related to terra nullius. 'Su nombre sobre mi nombre' (2025) weaves in personal history. The exhibition is open until 22 February 2025.