Expanding the Lens

If art shines light on what we value in our society, then it is impossible to ignore the paradigm shifts that we're experiencing today. In search of a new language, artists all over the world express their views, in different conceptual frameworks, on the numerous movements that are reshaping the world we live in. As the world is rapidly changing, it is important for contemporary art not to be hollow and mute, but to be aware and agile. We should always aim to to expand the lens.

Vagones Exclusivos

'Vagones Exclusivos' is a series of portraits made by Dutch Artist, Charlotte Verweij in the metro departments that are exclusive for women in Mexico City. With very few lines, Charlotte captures the very real and human moments of women of Mexico City, an image which is often underrepresented in mainstream media, while highlighting the feeling of sisterhood among women in this unique public space.

Representation and empowerment is an important topic in Charlotte's work. While drawing, she uses carbon paper, which makes a single copy of the original drawings; she then gives the original drawing to the women and keeps the copies to exhibit.