andrei RENTERIA

bitti's GAMBREL will be exhibiting 

Andrei Renteria

Fringes: Desaparecidx/ The disappeared  

March 7 - June 6, 2025

Fringes is a series figure drawings, presented within a format meant to recall the pages of a notepad used at a crime scene by a detective/reporter. The text, written in a forensic manner, describes the kidnapping, brutal physical and/or sexual assault, endured by each fictitious victim portrayed. The use of lithography crayon to draw the image on a slick surface, aims to voice the state of suspension and vulnerability of the existing evidence for each case and the lack of state commitment to solving each crime. In an attempt at honoring the true victims of Mexico’s war on the narco, the figures are drawn at a life size scale, making it impossible for the viewer to ignore. More importantly it begs the viewer to question what individual responsibility they might hold when such strategies of obscuration are used to plant terror. 

cactusBARN is an independent artist run exhibition space that is located in the King

William neighborhood. Established by Leigh Anne Lester and Jayne Lawrence in 2023.

Instagram: @cactusbarn2023 

Email: info@cactusbraspace.com