Solo Exhibition by Gabriela Rivera Lucero
4–16 October 2025
Opening: 4 October, 18:00–21:00
Bardo Projektraum, Jessnerstraße 33, 10247 BerlinProjektraum, Jessnerstraße 33, 10247 Berlin

About the Exhibition

Developed during Rivera Lucero’s participation in the Nest Residency in Coswig Anhalt (2023), Maternajes Transfronterizos (Maternalities Across Borders) is an experimental photographic project by Chilean artist Gabriela Rivera Lucero, exploring motherhood, caregiving and migration through a feminist and decolonial lens.

Rivera Lucero, drawing from her experience as a migrant mother and artist in Spain, portrays mothers and caregivers from the Global South living in rural Almedíjar and Alto Palancia. In a safe photographic space, participants share memories and rituals, while the filmsoup technique (using organic materials like tea, fruit, wine, and flowers) turns each image into an alchemical act.

The concept of maternage, coined by feminist theorist Adrienne Rich, resonates throughout the project, positioning care as an emancipatory and transformative practice that extends beyond biology.

Curated by Marcela Villanueva.

Maternajes Transfronterizos ha sido auspiciado por la División de las Culturas, las Artes, el Patrimonio y Diplomacia Publica del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile.

Exhibition Program

• Opening Night: October 4, 2025, 6–9 PM
• Book Presentation by the Artist (date TBA)
• Workshop – Film Soup (date TBA)
• Closing: October 16, 2025

Exhibition Dates: October 4 – 16, 2025
Visiting Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12–6 PM
Location: Bardo Projektraum, Jessnerstraße 33, 10247 Berlin

About the Artist

Gabriela Rivera Lucero is a Chilean visual artist, photographer, feminist activist, and migrant mother living in rural Spain. She is currently a PhD candidate in Art: Production and Research, and holds Master’s degrees in Artistic Production (2022) and Photography (2021) from the Universitat Politècnica de València. She earned her BA in Visual Arts from Universidad de Chile.

Her practice crosses photography, performance, and textile imagination, often grounded in critical, decolonial, and autobiographical approaches. Rivera Lucero has been awarded Chile’s Ministry of Culture FONDART grant nine times and has received prizes such as Best Portfolio at Festival Photoalicante (Spain, 2019) and the Premio Arte Joven (Chile, 2006 & 2010). She has held residencies at Konvent Zero (Spain, 2020) and Centro de la Imagen (Peru, 2016), and has exhibited in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Spain in contexts such as Trabajos Maternos (Peru, 2022), Fotolimo Festival (Spain, 2021), and Festival BFoto (Spain, 2019).

Rivera Lucero is co-founder of the Escuela de Arte Feminista (Chile) and Almáciga (Spain).

About Bardo Projektraum

Located in the heart of Berlin, Bardo Projektraum is a platform for multidisciplinary experimentation in visual and performing arts, literature, and sound. With a focus on feminist and decolonial perspectives, Bardo fosters projects that challenge conventional narratives and create critical dialogue across borders.

Team

• Artist: Gabriela Rivera Lucero
• Curator: Marcela Villanueva
• Installation: Gabriela Rivera Lucero
• Production Assistant: Elisa Basilissi
• Communications: Myriam Martínez