The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum will exhibit the works of the artist Angélica Serech from October 9, 2025, to August 30, 2026.

Following her participation in the Toronto Biennial in 2024, the artist's textile sculptures will be showcased for the first time in Switzerland, in Geneva.

First monographic exhibition of the artist in Europe

The retrospective presents around twenty works by Angélica Serech, including sixteen commissioned new pieces. Curious and intuitive, Angélica Serech engages in an experimental exploration that pushes the boundaries of guatemalan textile tradition. To do so, she builds her own gigantic looms, and weaves together ancestral techniques with her personal history.

A tribute to indigenous traditions

The artist reinterprets textile traditions from the various Indigenous communities still present in Guatemala. Inspired by the traditional Mayan garments of San Juan Comalapa, her works pay tribute to Maya Kaqchikel’s cultural heritage and reflect her roots and the histories of Indigenous People of Guatemala.

The art of weaving in resonance with the humanitarian principle of care

In connection with the Red Cross and Red Crescent humanitarian movement, the exhibition explores the therapeutic dimension of manual arts. As an act of resistance and resilience, weaving provides individuals, particularly prisoners of war, with a means of expression and healing.

Photographs, posters, and objects from the Museum’s collection will dialogue with Angélica Serech’s works, reflecting on the history of the Guatemalan civil war.

A participatory cultural project open to all

As part of a socially engaged approach and the museum’s 2025 annual theme of “co-construction,” an artwork, first initiated by the artist, will be available to the public, encouraging collaborative participation throughout the exhibition. The Geneva Red Cross will also have the opportunity to organize weaving workshops in a dedicated space, while another area will be set aside for open knitting sessions, accessible to all.