Despídete de todo / Say your goodbyes 

Overview:

Despídete de todo extends Esteban Azuela’s award-winning film Aferrado into a storefront gallery as a transmedia installation. Set in Mexico City in the 1990s, the exhibition recalls a moment when televised violence pervaded everyday life and U.S. culture seeped into Mexico through the North American Free Trade Agreement. The NFL and video games functioned as cultural touchstones, configuring new forms of desire and channels of consumption.

Machine aesthetics, animated loops, and positional sound materialize the filmic language of Aferrado through screens that act as thresholds, making legible how media saturation shapes cultural life. Despídete de todo provides a tangible example of what theorist Mark Hansen calls the “exploded frame,” inviting visitors to move beyond the cinematic space and into constructed scenes from the film. The project positions Azuela’s work within ongoing interdisciplinary initiatives that call attention to expanded media installation in the city.

Presented by Denver Digerati in partnership with the Biennial of the Americas. 

Curated by Sharifa Lafon with installation support from Adán De La Garza, Jenna Maurice, and Phillip David Stearns. 

Exhibition Dates: Oct. 15–26, 2025
Opening Reception: Oct. 15, 5:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Location: Writer Square, 1512 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80202