Integration or Deportation? No – Mestizaje!

Migration is part of the human experience and is not inherently a problem — it only becomes one under certain circumstances and narratives. Currently, xenophobic discourse in Germany has deeply permeated civil society, leading to a rejection of the country‘s own diversity and a retreat into nationalist self-enclosure. As a result, anti-migrant policies have become socially acceptable, and racist attacks are increasingly normalized.

Against this backdrop, the installation is conceived as a plea for the possibility of mestizaje — cultural mixing — as a radical way of living. It embraces and affirms the differences among people, recognizing in these very differences the richness and potential of cultural dialogue.

Curation: Iván Carrasco, Florence Rojas, Josefina Valdovinos