11/11/2025
In the indigenous neighborhood of San Simón Ticumac in southern Mexico City, art has become a language of renewal. The newly unveiled “Mother Serpent / Madre Serpiente 2025” mural transforms a public school wall into a site of dialogue between Mexico and the United Kingdom, fusing mosaic, sgraffito, and storytelling into a collective act of creation.
The work brings together , , , , , , and .alo, along with more than twenty local residents who participated in workshops and installation sessions. Their collaboration reimagines Cihuacóatl - the woman-serpent of Aztec mythology - as an emblem of feminine power, transformation, and endurance.
Organized by Distrito de Arte Indeleble, the project is part of a growing movement that treats muralism as civic engagement rather than spectacle. Carrie Reichardt’s ceramic activism, Said Dokins’s calligraphic gestures, and the meticulous tesserae of Tamara Froud and Kim Wozniak merge with the hands of San Simón’s residents, producing a vivid surface where punk aesthetics meet pre-Hispanic symbolism.
Beyond its immediate beauty, Mother Serpent is an argument for public art as an act of resistance, a way for communities to assert memory and imagination in a city still negotiating its colonial and contemporary identities.
📍 San Simón, Benito Juárez, Mexico City
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