November 30, 2012 through January 18, 2013
In commemoration of World AIDS Day, AltaMed Health Services presented an exhibit featuring the works of Enrique Castrejon, Ruben Esparza and Miguel Angel Reyes, long-standing members of the community and ardent advocates for HIV and AIDS education. Their works offered diverse perspectives and reactions in the wake of the AIDS crisis. Words and symbols, such as the pink triangle, are used to express solidarity and community. Images, including details of the HIV cell itself, are fragmented and measured in order to incite a deeper investigation and understanding. And, throughout the exhibit, the human body is presented as a symbol of strength, fragility and perseverance. In addition to the exhibit, AltaMed commissioned all three artists to work collaboratively in creating an original painting, The Affirmation of Eden, which is on view in the Main Lobby of the organization’s Corporate Office.