A new exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts showcases Peruvian artist Claudia Martinez Garay, who lives and works between Amsterdam and Lima, and whose practice encompasses painting, sculpture, printmaking, video, and site-specific installation.

Every seed is awakened comprises existing works alongside two new commissions, the first created during a production residency in DCA’s Print Studio. Gallery 1 hosts the video animation Ayataki, which combines socio-political history in the aftermath of the 1980s Peruvian internal conflict between the Shining Path guerrillas and the military. 

The film’s backdrop, a reconstructed landscape, references both the repercussions of civil struggle and the reality of vast migrations of people. The accompanying soundscape combines original music written by the artist alongside audio samples, including traditional songs from the Peruvian Andes. Combined, the animation and sound create an atmospheric installation, with layers of history and civil unrest hauntingly brought to the fore.