Sementerxs (2023)
By Mitzi Falcón
Sementerxs is a powerful tribute to the LGBTQ+ community, captured through a striking portrait series of construction workers who have mainly journeyed from the tropical landscapes of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, to the steel frames and drying concrete of Mexico City's construction zones. Amid the gray concrete and grueling physical labor, these individuals celebrate their femininity, challenging societal norms and asserting their strength—both internal and external. Conceived in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Mitzi Falcón encountered a group of LGBTQ+ construction workers near her home, Sementerxs stands as an homage to resilience and a loudspeaker for those who fight daily for their dreams, refusing to be held back from embracing and loving themselves with pride.
Mitzi Falcón (Mexico City, Mexico, 1995) is a self-taught artist who began exploring photography at 17. She holds a degree in Design and Visual Communication from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She has collaborated in the museography departments of prestigious institutions such as the National Museum of San Carlos, the National Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art. Her artistic and documentary work vividly portrays the social realities of Mexico City's marginalized and peripheral areas. Influenced by her mother, social and work environment, and the shared experiences with neighbors and passersby in the family business where she grew up, Mitzi Falcón weaves together everyday life with personal memory in her art. Her themes emphasize migration, inequality, neurodivergence, sexual diversity, and gentrification. Represented by The Ant Project, her work has been exhibited at the Coral Springs Art Museum, the Mexican Cultural Institute in Miami, the Corridor Project in Oslo, Norway, and the Untitled Art Fair in Miami, and is included in various private collections.