Zona Maco 2025

Acosta’s paintings illuminate humanity’s intersection with the natural world. The artist recently relocated to the US and established himself in Colorado with his family, where unexpected similarities were found between two disparate geographic locations. Migration and displacement leave a profound mark on the psyche. In the process of establishing oneself in a different culture, the artist has found an anchor point in nature that became essential in finding a sense of belonging. His method involves being embedded in the landscape through physical exploration. By losing himself in nature, Acosta erases geographical barriers and tunes into nature as a safe place, a source of inspiration and a universal language.

The metaphor of a river showed up for the artist upon a closer exploration of his new and old surroundings. A river will flow downstream through persisting, winding curves until its final release into the ocean waters. A river is always present, always in the now, constantly moving and evolving. Acosta’s most recent paintings capture a transient moment of something perpetually changing. The state of mind required to complete these works is one of full focus, of undivided attention. By reaching a flow state, in the form of an active meditation, the artist accesses a way of making the impermanent permanent.

Rachel Garrard’s works involve a sense of place that sprouts from her connection to the land. Following a nomadic studio practice, the British-born artist splits her time between Mexico and New York. Her paintings are made with natural pigments, which she carefully harvests and hand-grinds. The use of natural materials links the terrestrial with inner landscapes. At the same time, the geometry, shapes, and colors of the paintings evoke dreamlike spaces, impossible architectures, and indecipherable symbols and function as a point of intersection between the visible and the invisible. 

Garrard’s subtle earth tones and blended gradients are a reinterpretation of forms abstracted from nature that speak of places and memories. The surface of the works acts as topographies, each application of pigment revealing a journey through physical and metaphysical realms. Garrard's process is deeply meditative, reflecting an intimate dialogue between the artist and her environment. Each piece becomes a visual map of exploration, where the boundaries of reality dissolve into the ethereal. Through her work, Garrard invites viewers to contemplate their connection to the natural world and the mysteries beyond its surface.