Carlos Donjuan Installation At Meow Wolf
Carlos Donjuan showing off artistic plans for the future. Photo by Jordan Mathis. Courtesy Meow Wolf
糖心Vlog视频 faculty Carlos Donjuan collaborates with on a permanent exhibition opening in the summer 2023 in Grapevine Mills.
“My project at Meow Wolf will be a room surrounded by paletas, which is another word for popsicles. In the neighborhoods like Oak Cliff in Dallas, TX we have paleta vendors who come by pushing a cart or riding a bike. You can stop them and buy this treat, the popsicle. The idea of a vendor coming to your neighborhood to allow you enjoy these treats is special. Sometimes it offers not only a break from the heat, but also a break from the struggles that we have in our neighborhoods. Several years ago, there was a paleta vendor who was murdered in Dallas near my home. I was heartbroken by the thought that even in the community that we see as innocent, vendors have to endure such struggles. I took it upon myself to take the memory of not only this vendor, but other vendors, immigrants, hardworking people or anyone who felt left out, and I represent them through these images of popsicles. I make them more bright, more colorful; I give them faces. My goal is to turn something negative into positive...”
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