Forget-me-not (2025)
Forget-me-not is currently on view at Ponte Creative Studio & Gallery in McAllen, Texas until October 16, 2025. See the exhibition during gallery hours, Thursday-Sunday from 1-7pm or contact josue@truchargv.com for special viewing. The exhibition was initially on view February 7-28, 2025 at the St. Edward’s Fine Arts Gallery in Austin, Texas.
Exhibition text (english):
Victoria’s first solo exhibition, Forget-me-not, presents a new selection of video installations that explore themes of identity, archive, memory, aging, and home. Their work functions as portals that capture time and allow them to communicate with loved ones who have passed. By projecting onto significant household objects, the exhibition uncovers memories and recreates fragmented ones.
Victoria’s deep yearning to document stems from the lack of videos that exist of them as a child, memory loss due to PTSD, and the broader sense of loss often felt in Mexican-American families, where much of their shared history remains undocumented or has been lost over time.
Forget-me-not creates a personal archive that connects them to the past and preserves their presence for the future. The use of projection immerses the audience, providing an intimate glance into their upbringing. For Victoria, the experience of violence in domestic spaces has underscored the importance of feeling at home in their work. By creating immersive dreamscapes that feel safe and familiar, they provide a sense of comfort and belonging for their audience.
The exhibition is dedicated to their mom, Elva Salazar Cavazos and late family members–grandparents, Raul Salazar, Eulalia Salazar, and Maria Luisa Cantu, and sister-in-law, Kristine Cavazos.
Exhibition text (spanish):
Forget-me-not presenta una nueva selección de videoinstalaciones que exploran temas de identidad, archivo, memoria, envejecimiento y hogar. El trabajo de Victoria funciona como portales que capturan el tiempo y le permiten comunicarse con sus seres queridos que han fallecido. Al proyectar objetos domésticos importantes, la exposición descubre recuerdos y recrea recuerdos fragmentados.
El profundo anhelo de Victoria por documentarse surge de la falta de videos que existen de elle cuando era niñe y del sentimiento amplio de pérdida que se siente en las familias mexicano-estadounidenses, donde gran parte de su historia compartida permanece indocumentada o se ha perdido con el tiempo.
Forget-me-not crea un archivo personal que le conecta con el pasado y preserva su presencia para el futuro. El uso de la proyección sumerge al público, brindándole una mirada íntima a la crianza de Victoria. Para Victoria, la experiencia de violencia en los espacios domésticos ha subrayado la importancia de sentirse como en casa en su obra de arte. Al crear paisajes oníricos inmersivos que se sienten seguros y familiares, brindan una sensación de comodidad y pertenencia a su audiencia.
La exposición está dedicada a su mama, Elva Salazar Cavazos a sus difuntos abuelos, Raúl Salazar, Eulalia Salazar y María Luisa Cantú, así como a su difunta cuñada, Kristine Cavazos.