UN PAÍS OLVIDADO:
RELIQUIAS DE VIGENCIA
(Forgotten Country : Relics of Agency)
May 27 – June 27, 2021
Weaving real stories of Venezuelan migrants and animated fiction together with film footage, flora, fauna and food from the land, Abad creates a magical realist mythology that critiques the neocolonial systems exploiting South America and embodies collective memories about immigrant survival.
The shared and unique experiences of Venezuelan migrants are expressed through non-linear animations of mythological structures born from the trauma, memories, and nostalgia that have resulted from being forced to leave one’s country in search of a better life.
People continue to leave Venezuela to escape violence, insecurity and threats as well as lack of food, medicine and essential services. With over 5 million Venezuelans now living abroad, the vast majority in countries within Latin America and the Caribbean, this has become one of the largest displacement crisis in the world.
— United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)