Our Landscapes Within at Show LA Feb.26 – Mar. 1, 2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at The Reef for SHOW LA and during our guided tour with artists Koral Carballo and Carolina Fuentes, led by curator Claudia Pretelin. It was great to share the walls with photo galleries from around the world, organizations such as Aperture Foundation, and photographers including Martin Parr, Graciela Iturbide, Alejandro Cartagena, and Todd Hido among many others. Our Landscapes Within, featuring work by Koral Carballo, Carolina Fuentes, Judith Romero, and Vanessa Quintero Castañeda, received strong support from the photo community. We’re grateful for new friendships and…

Natura Naturata: Nature’s Action exhibition on view Jan 24 to May 31, 2026

The Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens presents Natura Naturata: Nature’s Action, a new exhibition running from January 24 to May 31, 2026. The show features photography, installations, and videos by eight artists, exploring how people relate to nature through migration, adaptation, fragility, and human impact. Curated by Claudia Pretelin, founder of Instruments of Memory, Natura Naturata: Nature’s Action features artists from different generations and backgrounds. Some have moved their work from Latin America to California, while others share second-generation family stories. These experiences of movement and resettlement reflect how…

MEMORIAS Y RESISTENCIAS | FOTOSEPTIEMBRE – MEXICO, 2024

Como parte de las actividades del Festival Fotoseptiembre 2024 organizado en México por el Centro de la Imagen, Instruments of Memory y el Museo de las Mujeres Costa Rica presenta MEMORIAS Y RESISTENCIAS: MUJERES | ARTISTAS| HISTORIAS AFROLATINAS Y CARIBEÑAS, un proyecto que reúne el trabajo curatorial de Claudia Mandel Katz (Argentina-Costa Rica), Claudia Pretelin (México-Estados Unidos) y Sussy Vargas Alvarado (Costa Rica). Esta muestra presentada con el apoyo del Centro Queretano de la Imagen incluye la obra de diecisiete autoras contemporáneas de más de diez países en Latinoamérica y…