“Mother Totem” Art Show Opens at Cozumel’s Museo de la Isla

Cozumel, Mexico — The Museo de la Isla, managed by the Fundación de Parques y Museos de Cozumel (FPMC), hosted the inauguration of the exhibition "Mother Totem" by Mexican artist Lia Viridiana Domínguez Rodríguez. The showcase merges dance and painting in a visual and corporeal dialogue, exploring the figure of the mother as a symbol of origin, life, fertility, and transformation.

A Fusion of Movement and Art

The exhibition features a series of somagraphies, a discipline born from the fusion of visual and performing arts—specifically drawing and dance. In these works, the body in motion leaves traces that become plastic art, creating an imaginary ritual that pays homage to diverse cultural representations of motherhood.

During the opening ceremony, Museo de la Isla Director Isela Carrillo Cupul, alongside museographer Satoko Kitamura and advisor Alejandro Queb Franco, presented Domínguez Rodríguez with a recognition award for choosing the cultural venue to display her internationally acclaimed work, which has been showcased in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Carrillo Cupul emphasized that FPMC Director General Juanita Alonso Marrufo prioritizes bringing high-quality artistic expressions like this exhibition to the community, reinforcing Cozumel’s role in strengthening cultural tourism as promoted by the New Agreement for Well-being and Development of Quintana Roo, led by Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa.

"Bringing proposals like Lia Viridiana’s, with her international trajectory, to our island allows more people access to aesthetic expressions that would otherwise be inaccessible," Carrillo Cupul stated.

A Live Performance and Multidisciplinary Artistry

The inauguration included a live performance where Domínguez Rodríguez created a new somagraphy in front of attendees, accompanied by Sako, the museum’s museographer.

Domínguez Rodríguez is a multidisciplinary artist trained in visual arts, contemporary dance, physical theater, and performance. She is the founder of the company Puntocero and has presented her work in museums, galleries, biennials, and art festivals in countries such as Germany, Spain, Venezuela, the United States, France, India, Colombia, and Slovakia. Her art centers on the body as a narrative axis, integrating movement, color, sound, and space to transcend conventional boundaries of plastic art.

Exhibition Details

"Mother Totem" will remain open to the public at the Museo de la Isla until June 29, with free admission.