An exhibition connecting ancestral knowledge and contemporary creativity
Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas brings together artists whose work explores Indigenous perspectives on mathematics, science, architecture, nature and community. Curated by Noor Alé, the exhibition spans North, Central and South America and is on view at the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University in Houston through December 19.
The works reflect how cultural knowledge continues to evolve through artistic practice. Navajo/Diné artist Melissa Cody draws on generations of weaving traditions, combining a vertical loom with a mechanized Jacquard machine to create textiles that unite inherited patterns with contemporary ideas.
Eamon Ore-Giron's geometric paintings draw on Indigenous symbols and visual traditions, while Natalia Montoya Lecaros's sculptural series Tótems de emergencia references Aymara clothing and forms. The exhibition also features painting, sculpture and sound-based work by artists including Nanibah Chacon, Patricia Domínguez and Jordan Ann Craig.
Across its varied media, the show foregrounds Indigenous ways of understanding relationships among people, land and other living beings. By bringing ancestral knowledge into conversation with contemporary techniques, the exhibition points to how cultural traditions can continue to shape future creative practice.
