María Inés Rodríguez

“Cyprus offers a fascinating context in which to examine how histories, cultural references and geopolitical realities intersect and shape artistic practices. I look forward to contributing my curatorial experience to VIMA 2027 whilst discovering the richness and distinctive features of the Cypriot art scene. Édouard Glissant’s notion of ‘archipelagic thinking’ offers a particularly meaningful perspective here: an understanding of the world through relationship, multiplicity and interconnection, without subsuming difference into a single narrative. I see VIMA as an opportunity to foster encounters between local and international practices and to open up new spaces for critical dialogue and exchange.”