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The City of San Benito Cultural Arts Department (CAD) announced this week its latest exhibition, “Aquí Descansaba” in which Brownsville artist Jessie Burciaga tackles the topic of grief, specifically the disappearance of a loved one.
The solo-exhibition is on display through April 15, 2022 at the San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum and includes a variety of media that expand upon Burciaga’s master thesis work. “Aquí Descansaba” is an immersive experience in which the viewers are gently asked to confront their own familiarities with loss and the grieving process.
“Having a loved one missing or disappear is an unspoken topic in the Rio Grande Valley. My work gives lost voices an identity; by embellishing the clothes, I give (the missing people) a voice, and I give their family a voice,” explains Burciaga. “My work is about closure, and it is about reflection”.
The combination of diverse media, including prints, sculpture, and video installations, ensure that any visitor will find a piece that resonates with him or her.
“My aim with this exhibition is to aid in the de-stigmatization of the grieving process and begin to discuss the importance of mental health awareness for our community. Visitors can take a somber look at the loss of a loved one, while reflecting on the idea of places of rest and clothing as validating metaphors, individualizing each loss; essentially exploring the grieving process itself and the many forms it can take for each person as they traverse, “Aquí Descansaba,” said Aleida Garcia, Cultural Arts Department Director for the City of San Benito.
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