XVII INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF CUENCA, THE RETURN OF BEAUTY AND MEANING, By Carlos Rojas Reyes - Biennial Juror.

Thus, if someone asks you about the Biennial, the image that comes to mind might be the American police patrol disarmed step by tedious step and, at the end, the woman placed at the center of the piece; the clothing of the young people murdered in Guayaquil arranged in these black interior spaces; the gigantic ram with three legs and two heads placed in the middle of the gallery room; the series of chakanas sliding over one another revealing various Andean symbols [Carmen Vicente]; the black hands over which dark sand slides [Sethembile Mezane]; the white figure of a kind of prophet that questions us from its apparent immobility [Astrid González]; and many other examples could follow.

Statement distributed by the Bienal de Cuenca to curators via Whatsapp, November 12, 2025

Excerpt translated from Spanish original to English