Memoria de agua

Memoria de agua was a curatorial project situated within practices of mnemonic process-based art, positioning itself as a counterproposal to the use of memory in the construction of hegemonic history. It seeks to make visible those spaces that endure through stories, images, documents, and sediments.

The project was exhibited at Galería de la Casa de las Culturas Contemporáneas, Museo Barroco, and Bienal Sur.

Through prints, ceramic pieces, and video, Mónica Muñoz Cid proposes a reconfiguration of both subjective and cultural memory in the city of Puebla, highlighting the changes and adaptations made in water distribution—ultimately functioning as a provocation from contemporary art. Through experimentation with different formats and materials, the artist articulates narratives that are no longer present in the urban configuration but were once part of everyday life for many people. By interrogating the nature of memory, Memoria de agua attempts to transform the hidden, fragmented, and marginal material found in archives and maps into a physical and spatial experience. Water, as a central and ghostly element, flows through the stories and images presented in the exhibition, revealing the current context of climate crisis, where issues such as scarcity, contamination, and lack of access have revalued this vital resource. The works are presented in a non-linear manner, allowing for and emphasizing the creation of new narratives that resonate with diverse experiences. At the same time, these stories bear witness to the urban transformations of Puebla, which led to the disappearance or piping of bodies of water in favor of a modern vision of the city during the last century. In this exhibition, what matters is to keep the exercise of memory—both subjective and cultural—active through the provocations posed by the artworks. write a short description of 70 words using the text above, that states that it was a curatorial project where I and Marisol Hernandez collaborated with the artist Mónica Muñoz cid, to compliment wher research with archival research to find cartographies and photographs that will help to situate and investigate the bodies of water that werein Puebla city and the people that still remembered these places.