ART
interview by SAMANTHA OZER
artwork by SAMUEL GUERRERO
portrait by OLIVIER ZAHM
working in painting, sculpture, and video, samuel guerrero remixes mesoamerican and colonial symbols with contemporary tropes and a cartoon-like spirit to reenvision the cosmos
SAMANTHA OZER — You were raised in Mexico’s historic center, the Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México, or Centro, where you still live and work. Does being in this neighborhood influence your work?
SAMUEL GUERRERO — Mexico City is important to me. In my early works, I used to represent Mexico City in a more obvious way. For me, I feel like it’s better to not represent Mexico City as a portrait. I prefer to represent it through the things that surround me. I understand the city through chaos. Everything is moving. It’s noisy. I really like to see all these frenetic things and hear all these sounds. I feel privileged…