UNDO Ctrl Z
BY MIRANDA VARO
Miranda Varo aims to incentivise her audience to the degradation and loss of ecosystems that are being lost now. Placed in the Colorado River, the main body of water that nourishes the north of Mexico, Varo says “My city exists because of the river and now is gone.”El Colorado carries not only water but the memories and hopes of the ones that decided to build their homes and their refugees around it. “My parents had fun in the river, they swam there, they laughed there and now I can only imagine it,” Varos said. We can not change the past, there is no “ctrl-z” button, but we can strive for a better future.
ABOUT MIRANDA
Miranda Varo is a Latina and norteña artist born and raised on the border between Mexico and the United States. She studied Communication at the University of Chihuahua before earning a master’s degree in Visual Arts from the University of Nuevo León. Her work creates a dialogue with the present moment, capturing fragments of space and intervening in the everyday to reframe and resignify daily life.
Rooted in themes of gender and territorial defense, Miranda’s practice is deeply collaborative, often working alongside communities to address cultural and social issues. In the past year, she has contributed to multiple community projects, including the restoration of the Juan Aldama Museum on El Mayor in partnership with the indigenous Cucapah community. She was also a member of “Archivo Vivo,” the pioneering project that mapped and documented women artists in her state through an archive and publication.
Through her art, Miranda actively challenges norms and fosters connections between people, place, and identity, weaving community engagement into her creative process.