“TEXT ME WHEN YOU GET HOME": MATRIARCHAL NARRATIVES OF RESISTANCE
An exhibition that navigates the complex layers of womanhood, resilience, and the inherent solidarity forged through collective survival and the pursuit of safety in community, highlighting the invisible threads that connect women across different cultures.
Text Me When You Get Home—a phrase translated into every language spoken by women—symbolizes a shared hyper-vigilance born of necessity. Through the artwork, matriarchal narratives challenge systemic gender-based violence. In a dialogue between embodied textures and truths, the presented pieces reflect not only a global, overwhelming pain but also a collective action toward reclaiming power.
Paintings drawing attention to the intersections of surveillance states and public expressions of queerness illustrate a reality, yet honors acts of flouting convention and taking space to be and feel the closest thing to free; beaded works encompassing personal iconography illuminates the critical nature of visual culture in relation to Indigenous futurity; ceramic works and textiles with impressions of weaving, written language, and illustrative work join to illustrate a scene of the ceremonial—pointing to particular energies invested in hoping and praying for the safety of others.
Ameyalli Mañon-Ferguson, Bruna Pereira, Chanti Mañon-Ferguson, Gabby Vazquez, Isabella de Souza Teixeira, Isadora Cardoso and Weam Elsheikh are the artists that participate in the exhibition.
TMWYGH employs several forms of media in the process of centering storytelling and its vast, experimental capabilities, among them fine art, digital works, data visualization, and interactive installations developed with a deep hope for true engagement, visceral, emotional responses, and utter acknowledgement of challenges faced and solidarity built on a global scale.
Isadora Cardoso, the curator of the show, is a Brazilian artist and human rights practitioner with a Master of Art from Columbia University. Her work explores themes of intersectionality through diverse mediums, using art as technology to drive systemic change. Isadora's projects have been presented across Brazil, the U.S, the UAE, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Text Me When You Get Home will be on view from April 5 untill May 4, 2025, at Rua Nilo, 478 - São Paulo (Brazil).
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