Alejandro Chellet (he/him/they/them) is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist, curator, and cultural practitioner with a practice spanning Europe and North America. Their creative endeavours delve into vital themes of misplaced coexistence principles, estrangement from nature, and the socio-political and environmental dynamics of urban-rural migrations in post-pandemic contexts. They challenge the absurdity of food distribution in capitalist society, while their participatory art projects educate on organic farming and communal cooking outdoors.
FOOD = ART = LIFE |
Engaging in social practice, video, site-specific installations, urban interventions, and performances, they draw on permaculture, artivism, improvisation, somatic movement, politics, altruism, and shamanism. They have participated in festivals, shows in museums, and galleries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, amplifying diverse narratives and fostering connections worldwide.
Their work in Mexico City began in 2009 co-founding an urban agriculture collective named Cualti Mexico actively engaged in regenerative agriculture in the protected Natural Area of Xochimilco and responsible for creating one of the first farm-to-table markets in the city called Mercado Alternativo de Tlalpan. Additionally, in 2015, they launched Casa Viva Gallery an artist-run space showcasing local and international visual artists collaborating with institutions and alternative spaces like Huerto Roma Verde, where they became the curator of artistic residencies. |
