Jorge Satorre

Through manual processes and experimentation with different materials, Jorge Satorre’s work has developed as a series of responses for the traces of history that have been excluded from hegemonic versions. Through various contexts to which the artist relates, his work vindicates apparently non-representative opinions to ultimately reveal a subaltern truth. Satorre often collaborates with specialists from different fields such as historians, geologists, writers or other artists who contribute to determine the specificity of each project in which drawing is typically the main medium. ...

Founded by Pamela Echeverría in Mexico City, LABOR opened in 2009 working with artists whose creative processes are based on long term research. They have a strong commitment with the visions and concerns that their artists have towards the contemporary social/political context. They work with a mix of young and mid-career artists, both Mexican and international. With whom they work closely and assume an active role in the projects they develop. The work of these artists address topics such as value and exchange; economic systems and social structures; the exploitation of natural resources, the ethics of human behaviour, and the hidden political structures of society. ...