b. 1981, Mexico
Lorena Ancona explores the ethnological qualities of materials as well their significance in creating memories. Ancona works mostly with fabrics and ceramics and uses dyes, pigments and natural materials. The artist examines the intangible: lost traditions, ancestry and identities. Ancona’s work was exhibited at Museo Jumex, Mexico City, in Normal Exceptions: Contemporary Art in Mexico a thematic survey of contemporary art in Mexico over the past 20 years. Her work has also been exhibited at Palais de Tokyo, Paris and at the La Bienal de Nicaragua. In 2021 she participated in a symposium at the British Museum, London, discussing the cultural and historical value of the Maya blue pigment.