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ZsONAMACO, Mexico City
February 5-9, 2025
Booth F15
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Exhibiting Artists: Rose Marie Cromwell, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Rodrigo Valenzuela
ROSE MARIE CROMWELL
Turtle, 2018
Archival Inkjet Print, 2025
16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.80 cm)
Framed 17 x 21 in (43.18 x 53.34 cm)
Edition 2/5 +2APs
ROSE MARIE CROMWELL
Showing work from El Libro Supremo de la Suerte
El Libro Supremo de la Suerte, Rose Marie Cromwell offers a profound exploration of Havana through photographs taken over seven years. The title, meaning "The Supreme Book of Luck," references the charadas—booklets used to interpret everyday objects and experiences into numbers for a covert lottery system in Havana. Cromwell draws parallels between this practice and her photography, describing how ordinary moments like "a turtle on the sidewalk" or "a can of red paint" became meaningful and monumental through her lens. The book’s design, mirrors Havana's chaotic and multisensorial essence, reflecting the randomness of both the lottery and life itself. For Cromwell, this work represents a personal and artistic coming of age, as well as a tribute to the symbols and experiences that shaped her understanding of the city.
Through richly colored and evocative imagery, Cromwell captures the intimacy of her connection with Havana, rejecting objectivity and embracing her role as both observer and participant. Cromwell’s work lyrically intertwines the precision of numbers with the mysticism of luck, celebrating a culture that defies easy interpretation. Co-published by Light Work, the book received the Light Work Photobook Award 2018, which honors emerging and underrepresented artists deserving of international recognition. El Libro Supremo de la Suerte is both an homage to Havana and a testament to Cromwell’s deeply personal and immersive artistic practice.
ROSE MARIE CROMWELL
Martica, 2018
Archival Inkjet Print, 2025
32 x 40 in
(81.28 x 101.60 cm)
Framed 33 x 41 in
(83.82 x 104.14 cm)
Edition 3/5 +2APs
Bio
Rose Marie Cromwell (b.1983 in Sacramento, CA, based in Miami) is a photographer and artist, whose work explores the effects of globalization on the local and the tenuous space between the political and the spiritual. Her first book "El Libro Supremo de la Suerte" was published in 2018 by TIS Books, and was awarded the Light Work Photo Book Prize named one of the "25 Best Photobooks of 2018" by TIME Magazine. In 2021 she published two books, "Eclipse" by TIS Books, and "A More Fluid Atmosphere" by Pomegranate Press. Her first solo museum exhibition was at ICA Miami in 2024, and currently has a solo exhibition up at Pier 24 in San Francisco. In 2024 she was one of five artists exhibiting work in Truth Told Slant: Contemporary Documentary Photography at The High Museum in Atlanta. Cromwell is the recipient of a Fulbright Grant and a Getty Reportage grant and was a Light Work AIR. Cromwell’s work is in the collections of The High Museum, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, The MET Library, The MoMA Library, and The SFMoMA Library.
ROSE MARIE CROMWELL
Cee Cee, 2018
Archival Inkjet Print, 2025
12 x 15 in (30.48 x 38.10 cm)
Framed 13 x 16 in (33.02 x 40.64 cm)
Edition 4/5 +2APs
ROSE MARIE CROMWELL
The Cleansing, 2018
Archival Inkjet Print, 2025
40 x 50 in (101.60 x 127 cm)
Framed 41 x 51 in (104.14 x 129.54 cm)
Edition 4/5 +2APs
ROSE MARIE CROMWELL
Over the Malecon, 2018
Archival Inkjet Print, 2025
40 x 50 in (101.60 x 127 cm)
Edition 3/5 +2APs
ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU
Showing work from For Mama Adama Hymns & Parables
For Mama Adama Hymns & Parables In these large-scale hanging works, Fawundu manifests her grandmother's presence, incorporating hand-dyed and batik Garra fabrics from Mama Adama's thriving textile business in Sierra Leone. These pieces are created from large film negatives and positives through labor-intensive, camera-less photographic processes. Reflecting on her process, Fawundu states, “So much of this work is about creating new patterns and new languages while activating my body and ancestral memory. My process includes allowing my body to move intuitively as it performs and makes gestures through these camera-less photographic processes.” The completed pieces incorporate a mélange of materials and techniques such as photo lumens, cyanotypes, screen printing, mixed media on Guinea Brocade textiles, and cotton paper. The materiality of the work and the layered compositions speak to the complex nature of identities and the multifaceted connections between the African continent and its diaspora.
Bio
Adama Delphine Fawundu is a photographer and visual artist of Mende, Bubi, and Krim descent born in Brooklyn, NY. Fawundu co-published the critically acclaimed book, MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora. She is a 2024 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Fine Arts. Her awards include New York Foundation for The Arts Photography Fellowship (2016) and the Rema Hort Mann Artist Grant (2018), and a 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition finalist. She was commissioned by the Park Avenue Armory to participate in the 100 Years|100 Women Project/The Women’s Suffrage NYC Centennial Consortium (2019-2021). Her works are in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; Princeton University Museum, Princeton, NJ; The Petrucci Family Foundation of African American Art, Asbury, NJ; The Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn, NY; Norton Museum of Art, Palm Springs, FL; The David C. Driskell Art Collection, College Park, MD; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME; and a number of private collections. She is an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Columbia University.
ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU
For Mama Adama Hymns and Parables #2, 2022
Unique, double-sided, Archival Inkjet, Cyanotype, oil sticks, UV Reactive ink, 100% Indigenous cotton recycled paper from India, Banana Paper from Brazil, Guinea Brocade fabric from Bo, Sierra Leone, Adire from Abeokuta, Nigeria, Raffia from Sierra Leone, Copper, gold leaf, hair,
90.25 x 26.50 in (229.24 x 67.31 cm)
ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU
For Mama Adama Hymns and Parables (Set of 7), 2022
Unique, double-sided, Archival Inkjet, Cyanotype, oil sticks, UV Reactive ink, 100% Indigenous cotton recycled paper from India, Banana Paper from Brazil, Guinea Brocade fabric from Bo, Sierra Leone, Adire from Abeokuta, Nigeria, Raffia from Sierra Leone, Copper, gold leaf, hair
Set of 7, each piece is roughly 90 x 26 in (228.60 x 66.04 cm)
ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU
For Mama Adama Hymns and Parables #7, 2022
Unique, double-sided, Archival Inkjet, Cyanotype, UV Reactive Inks, oil sticks, acrylics, Lace fabric from, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Raffia from Sierra Leone, Copper, copper leaf
97.50 x 25.50 in (247.65 x 64.77 cm)
ADAMA DELPHINE FAWUNDU
For Mama Adama Hymns and Parables #1, 2022
Unique, double-sided, Archival Inkjet, Cyanotype, UV Reactive ink, 100% indigenous cotton recycled paper from India, Guinea Brocade fabric from Bo, Sierra Leone, Adire from Abeokuta,Nigeria, Raffia from Sierra Leone, Copper
86 x 26 in (218.44 x 66.04 cm)
RODRIGO VALENZUELA
Mueca #5, 2024
Ceramic (unique)
9.50 x 14.50 x 8.50 in (24.13 x 36.83 x 21.59 cm)
RODRIGO VALENZUELA
Garabato #4, 2023
Archival Inkjet Print
38 x 30 in (96.52 x 76.20 cm)
Framed 39 x 31 in (99.06 x 78.74cm)
Edition 2/3 +1AP
RODRIGO VALENZUELA
Showing work from Garabatos and Mueca
Garabatos series draws inspiration from his research into Latin American subcultures and music scene during the dictatorship years, in the aftermath of Operation Condor, a CIA lead initiative aimed to neutralize socialist agendas in South America by creating a web of cooperation among military regimes. Utilizing archival images, magazines, and films, Valenzuela isolates bodily gestures, transforming these documentary scenes into a unique visual language. By recreating and photographing these movements as abstract sculptures, he conjures a haunting reflection on collective memory and the visceral expression of suppressed voices.
Muecas, a series of white ceramic sculptures mounted on aluminum pipes and metal armatures. Created by casting Valenzuela’s own hands in contorted, ambiguous poses, these sculptures capture unrecognized gestures of human expression. According to Valenzuela, these works serve as “motions of desire” and contribute to a “collective lexicon” that reflects the effort to communicate from positions of powerlessness.
Bio
Rodrigo Valenzuela (b. Santiago, Chile 1982) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, where he is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Photography Department at UCLA. Valenzuela is the recipient of the Harpo Foundation Grant and the National Endowment for the Arts. He has received the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography, the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, Joan Mitchell Award, Art Matters Foundation Grant, and the Artist Trust Innovators Award. Recent solo exhibitions include The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA; Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME; The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA; BRIC Arts Media, NY; Screen Series at the New Museum, NY; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR; Orange County Museum, Santa Ana, CA; Portland Art Museum, OR; Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Recent residencies include the Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, Dora Maar Fellowship, Ménerbes, France; Fountainhead Residency, Miami FL; Core Fellowship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Madison, ME; MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE; Lightwork, Syracuse, NY, and the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY.
RODRIGO VALENZUELA
Group 05, Garabato #5, #22, #16, 2024
Archival Inkjet Prints
38 x 93 in (96.52 x 236.22 cm)
Framed 39 x 94 in (99.06 x 238.76 cm)
Edition 2/3 +1AP
$18,450.00
RODRIGO VALENZUELA
Mueca #7, 2024
Ceramic (unique)
7 x 14 x 7 in (17.78 x 35.56 x 17.78 cm)
RODRIGO VALENZUELA
Group 07, Garabato #8, #19, 2025
Archival Inkjet Prints
38 x 59 in (96.52 x 149.86 cm)
Framed 39 x 60 in (99.06 x 152.4 cm)
Edition 2/3 +1AP
RODRIGO VALENZUELA
Garabato #21, 2024
Archival Inkjet Print
24 x 30 in (60.96 x 76.20 cm)
Framed 25 x 31 in (63.5 x 78.74 cm)
Edition 2/3 +1AP
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
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Rose Marie Cromwell
About
Rose Marie Cromwell (b.1983 in Sacramento, CA, based in Miami) is a photographer and artist, whose work explores the effects of globalization on the local and the tenuous space between the political and the spiritual. Her first book "El Libro Supremo de la Suerte" was published in 2018 by TIS Books, and was awarded the Light Work Photo Book Prize named one of the "25 Best Photobooks of 2018" by TIME Magazine. In 2021 she published two books, "Eclipse" by TIS Books, and "A More Fluid Atmosphere" by Pomegranate Press. Her first solo museum exhibition was at ICA Miami in 2024, and currently has a solo exhibition up at Pier 24 in San Francisco. In 2024 she was one of five artists exhibiting work in Truth Told Slant: Contemporary Documentary Photography at The High Museum in Atlanta. Cromwell is the recipient of a Fulbright Grant and a Getty Reportage grant and was a Light Work AIR. Cromwell’s work is in the collections of The High Museum, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, The MET Library, The MoMA Library, and The SFMoMA Library.
Acerca de Rose Marie Cromwell (nacida en 1983 en Sacramento, California, con sede en Miami): es una fotógrafa y artista cuyo trabajo explora los efectos de la globalización en lo local y el espacio tenue entre lo político y lo espiritual. Su primer libro, "El Libro Supremo de la Suerte", fue publicado en 2018 por TIS Books y recibió el Premio Light Work Photo Book, nombrado uno de los "25 mejores fotolibros de 2018" por la revista TIME. En 2021 publicó dos libros más, "Eclipse" de TIS Books y "A More Fluid Atmosphere" de Pomegranate Press. Su primera exposición individual en un museo fue en el ICA Miami en 2024 y actualmente tiene una exposición individual en Pier 24 en San Francisco. En 2024 fue una de las cinco artistas que exhibieron obras en "Truth Told Slant: Contemporary Documentary Photography" en el High Museum en Atlanta. Cromwell es receptora de una beca Fulbright y una beca Getty Reportage, y fue artista en residencia en Light Work. Su trabajo forma parte de las colecciones de The High Museum, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, The MET Library, The MoMA Library y The SFMoMA Library.
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Adama Delphine Fawundu
About
Adama Delphine Fawundu is a photographer and visual artist of Mende, Bubi, and Krim descent born in Brooklyn, NY. Fawundu co-published the critically acclaimed book, MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora. She is a 2024 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Fine Arts. Her awards include New York Foundation for The Arts Photography Fellowship (2016) the Rema Hort Mann Artist Grant (2018), and a 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition finalist. She was commissioned by the Park Avenue Armory to participate in the 100 Years|100 Women Project/The Women’s Suffrage NYC Centennial Consortium (2019-2021). Her works are in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; Princeton University Museum, Princeton, NJ; The Petrucci Family Foundation of African American Art, Asbury, NJ; The Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn, NY; Norton Museum of Art, Palm Springs, FL; The David C. Driskell Art Collection, College Park, MD; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME; and a number of private collections. She is an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Columbia University.
Acerca de
Adama Delphine Fawundu es una fotógrafa y artista visual de ascendencia mende, bubi y krim, nacida en Brooklyn, NY. Coeditó el libro aclamado por la crítica MFON: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora. En 2024, recibió la prestigiosa Beca de la Fundación Memorial Guggenheim en Bellas Artes. Entre sus reconocimientos se incluyen la Beca de Fotografía de la Fundación de las Artes de Nueva York (2016), el Premio Rema Hort Mann para Artistas (2018) y haber sido finalista en la Competencia de Retratos Outwin Boochever en 2022.
Fue comisionada por el Park Avenue Armory para participar en el proyecto 100 Years | 100 Women / The Women’s Suffrage NYC Centennial Consortium (2019-2021). Su trabajo forma parte de colecciones permanentes en el Brooklyn Museum of Art (Brooklyn, NY), el Princeton University Museum (Princeton, NJ), la Petrucci Family Foundation of African American Art (Asbury, NJ), la Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn, NY), el Norton Museum of Art (Palm Springs, FL), la David C. Driskell Art Collection (College Park, MD) y el Portland Museum of Art (Portland, ME), entre otras colecciones privadas. Actualmente, es profesora adjunta de Artes Visuales en la Universidad de Columbia.
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Rodrigo Valenzuela
About
Rodrigo Valenzuela (b. Santiago, Chile 1982) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, where he is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Photography Department at UCLA. Valenzuela is the recipient of the Harpo Foundation Grant and the National Endowment for the Arts. He has received the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography, the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, Joan Mitchell Award, Art Matters Foundation Grant, and the Artist Trust Innovators Award. Recent solo exhibitions include The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA; Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME; The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA; BRIC Arts Media, NY; Screen Series at the New Museum, NY; Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR; Orange County Museum, Santa Ana, CA; Portland Art Museum, OR; Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Recent residencies include the Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, Dora Maar Fellowship, Ménerbes, France; Fountainhead Residency, Miami FL; Core Fellowship at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Madison, ME; MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE; Lightwork, Syracuse, NY, and the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY.
Acerca de
Rodrigo Valenzuela (n. Santiago, Chile, 1982) vive y trabaja en Los Ángeles, CA, donde es Profesor Asistente y Jefe del Departamento de Fotografía en UCLA. Ha recibido la Beca de la Fundación Harpo y el National Endowment for the Arts, así como la Beca Guggenheim en Fotografía (2021), la Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, el Joan Mitchell Award, la Beca de la Art Matters Foundation y el Artist Trust Innovators Award. Sus exposiciones individuales recientes incluyen el Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA), el Center for Maine Contemporary Art (Rockland, ME), The Print Center (Filadelfia, PA), BRIC Arts Media (NY), la serie Screen en el New Museum (NY), el Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (Eugene, OR), el Orange County Museum (Santa Ana, CA), el Portland Art Museum (OR) y el Frye Art Museum (Seattle, WA). Entre sus residencias destacan el Headlands Center for the Arts (Sausalito, CA), la Dora Maar Fellowship (Ménerbes, Francia), Fountainhead Residency (Miami, FL), el Core Fellowship en el Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, TX), la Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (Madison, ME), MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, NH), Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE), Lightwork (Syracuse, NY) y el Center for Photography at Woodstock (NY).