Marcela Torres, Xochiotia
Franconia Sculpture Park
29836 St. Croix Trail, Shafer, MN 55074
Xochiotia is an outdoor adobe sculpture that re-envisions Flower Mountain, a pre-conquest, Meso-American afterwards engaging in sensorial ritual acts.
Marcela Torres resides in a transitory journey between Utah, Illinois, and New York. They received a BA in Sculpture Intermedia and a BFA in Art History from the University of Utah and an MFA in Performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Torres has performed at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE), The Momentary (Bentonville, AK), Fringe Festival (Detroit, MI), Experimental Actions (Houston, TX), and Time Based Arts (Portland, OR). Torres has exhibited their work at Recess (Brookly,n Y), Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL), Tropical Contemporary (Eugene, OR), and Petzel Gallery (New York, NY).
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The mission of Franconia Sculpture Park is to foster an inclusive community to create and contemplate contemporary art inspired by nature and our ever-evolving world. Founded in 1996, Franconia operates a 50-acre outdoor museum, active artist residency program, and a depth and breadth of arts programming for a diverse and engaged public.
Franconia Sculpture Park resides on the ancestral Dakota lands of the Wahpekute in Mni Sota Makoce, along the St. Croix River which also holds significance by the Ojibwe and other Native peoples. We recognize, support and advocate for all Native nations and will actively center Native voices in our work.