Quiané Culture and Ecology Center Phase I Opens in Oaxaca
The first phase of the Centro de Cultura y Ecología Quiané has been completed in Santa Catarina Quiané, Oaxaca, Mexico. Designed collaboratively by CAMPO, the Comunidad de Santa Catarina Quiané, the Frente por la Defensa de la Tierra, and the Munich University of Applied Sciences, the 220 m² cultural center was realized in 2019. The project was curated by Valentina Díaz, with direction by Sebastián Oviedo and academic supervision from Ursula Hartig, Jörg Jungwirth, Lorena Burbano, and Ferdinand Loserth. Construction involved local community members and students from the MUAS program. The center addresses the community's decade-long struggle to preserve communal land tenure against dispossession threats. Photographs by Paulina Ojeda document the project.
Key facts
- Centro de Cultura y Ecología Quiané Phase I completed in Santa Catarina Quiané, Oaxaca.
- Collaboration between CAMPO, Comunidad de Santa Catarina Quiané, Frente por la Defensa de la Tierra, and Munich University of Applied Sciences.
- Project area: 220 m².
- Year of completion: 2019.
- Curated by Valentina Díaz; directed by Sebastián Oviedo.
- Academic team: Ursula Hartig, Jörg Jungwirth, Lorena Burbano, Ferdinand Loserth.
- Community has fought for over a decade to preserve communal land tenure.
- Photography by Paulina Ojeda.
Entities
Artists
- Valentina Díaz
- Paulina Ojeda
- Sebastián Oviedo
- Ursula Hartig
- Jörg Jungwirth
- Lorena Burbano
- Ferdinand Loserth
- César Morales Rodríguez
- Eduardo Torres Navarrete
- Juan Cruz Calderón
- Ángel García
- Amado Gijón Sánchez
- Jaime Hernández Bravo
- Javier López Marcial
- Rosita Méndez Cruz
- Roberto Pérez
- Damián Sánchez Cruz
- Diego Escutia Morales
- Edgar Garza Guzmán
- Efraín Reyes Martínez
- Jesús García Martínez
- Jhony Morales
- Iván Ramirez
- Néstor Reyes
- Alejandro Rodriguez
- Iván Ruiz
- Natalia Torres
- Alejandro Cruz Bartolo
- Fulgencio Hernández Venegas
- Juanita Bernardino Méndez
- Gabriela León Salvador
- Mercedes Marcial Hernández
- Edilberta Méndez
- Marlen Pérez
- Odaly Pérez
- José Adrían Villanueva
- Alma Verónica Ignacio Díaz
- Konrad Baron
- Konstantin Bauer
- Raphael Caizergues
- María José Chiriboga Ramírez
- Alexander Goncalves da Silva
- Ferdinand Hecht
- Lisa Holzapfel
- Anna Viktoria Kozma
- Marinus Kurz
- André Matulla
- Olga Petrenko
- Dorothea Rader
- Thomas Reiner
- Maximilian Rottenwaller
- Philippe Sauer
- Philipp Streit
- Florian Stuffer
- Merlin Tichy
- Johanna Weise
- Hannah Wiesenfeld
- Melis Yücesan
Institutions
- CAMPO
- Comunidad de Santa Catarina Quiané
- Frente por la Defensa de la Tierra
- Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas de Múnich
- Cementos Cruz Azul
- Festool
- Mafel
- Rotoblas
- Spax
- Atarraya Taller de Arquitectura
Locations
- Santa Catarina Quiané
- Oaxaca
- Mexico