The Situated Body: Reconfiguring the Symbolic
January 24, 2026 @ 11:00 am - April 5, 2026 @ 4:00 pm
Art & History Museums – Maitland
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, January 23 from 6:30-9pm: Meet the curator, enjoy music by DJ Spreadsheets, enjoy food from La Patrona Tacos & Birria House food truck, and a cash bar all just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus.
About the Exhibition
From soot on paper to felt, The Situated Body, an exhibition of the work of Mexican sculptor Jacobo Alonso, redefines the classical depictions of the human form through contemporary materials. Alonso transforms traditional drawing and sculptural practices into expressive and tactile abstractions, all referencing the configuration and movement of the human form. Inspired by both pre-Columbian traditions and the Art Center’s Mayan Revival architecture, his work, some created during his 2025 residency at A&H, challenges assumptions about form, identity, and materiality.
Alonso stated, “Each body possesses its own geography and undergoes numerous inevitable mutations that reveal the genealogy of its image and form. It is a territory inherent to the individual, tracing the constellation of their identity yet always appealing to an inherent instability”.
This exhibition is the first time that Alonso’s “fumage” works of soot on paper will be shown alongside his vibrant sculptural works of reconfigured felt.
All 2025-26 free programs at A&H are supported by a grant from Duke Energy Foundation.