February 6 - 9, 2025

Povos Gallery

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Originally intended to debut during Povos Gallery’s first international art fair appearance at Mexico City’s Feria Material, Vol. 11 in February 2025, the arrival of Baile para el Señor de los Muertos was delayed by an international shipping mishap. In response, Mellado staged an eight-hour live drawing performance on-site, recreating the paintings to scale in charcoal within the empty, hand-embellished frames she had prepared for the fair.

Rendered in charcoal, the recreation of Baile para el Señor de los Muertos speaks to the impermanence of life, the necessity of embracing uncertainty, and the inevitability of loss—inviting viewers into a meditation on resilience and transformation.