The Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Institute of Mexicans Abroad (Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior, IME), Artistic Reflection and various committed entities invite the Mexican and foreigner artistic community to paint -in any technique- with the central motif of a skull.
Each work must be photographed by the artist and to be sent in .jpg format to the following emails: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and copy to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The received images will be placed in the rows that will make up the Tzompantli 2021 and whose set will transmit to us the reflection of the community describing all that has been lived this year.
The exhibition of the works received will be done through publication which will be shared on the Internet and on the social media platforms of the Institute of Mexicans Abroad, the embassies and consulates of Mexico.
What kind of characteristics should the work have?
- The work must be created from the figure of a human skull, the skull that we represent and decorate on the Day of the Dead.
- The technique is free, could be drawing, photography, watercolor or any other method to decorate it, according the idea of the creator.
- Once the work is finished, the artist must take a photo of it, retouch it or cut it
- The size of the image must be at least 2,000 pixels in jpg or pdf format.
- The works will only be received to the indicated emails, with the title "Tzompantli 2021" and adding the country from which the artist is participating. In addition, each email must include:
- The name of the artist.
- The title of the work.
- Used technique.
- City and country of the artist.
- A phrase -in English and Spanish- that describes what the year 2021 has meant for the artist.
- It is important to give all these information, otherwise it will not be included in the digital magazine.
- The deadline to receive Works: October 25th, 2021.
Key Date.
From November 1st and throughout the month, the link to the publication will be available on social media platforms.
To learn more about this artistic and cultural initiative, we invite you to visit the portal https://reflexionartistica.org/ where you can find the first version of “Tzompantli, Artistic Reflection”.
What was tzompantli?
It was an altar in the form of a frame where a set of skulls were mounted for the public view in order to honor the gods. It is a structure that is believed to have derived from the ancient Mesoamerican practice of decapitating victims of human sacrifice and keeping their skulls in a wooden palisade for public display.
If you have questions about this project, please send us an e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.