A photo of a cracked sidewalk painted with a vibrant color spectrum on the sides of the concrete pieces

All photos by Alf A. Nieto, © Xomatok, shared with permission

Wander the streets of the Roma Norte area of Mexico City, and you might stumble upon the latest interventions by Xomatok (previously). The artist painted bold color spectrums on split sidewalks, which have erupted around the defiant roots of trees. Vibrant pinks, yellows, and blues blanket the sides of the concrete, juxtaposing the natural and human-made and highlighting the power of the wooden giants in the urban environment. “This series of interventions brings us closer to a conscious experience in the streets, through the intervention of the cracks in the concrete that reveal the force of nature present in urban life, an allusion to the unveiling of other realities that exist in parallel to it,” the artist shares.

There are currently five works in the Manifestos series, which was curated by Heart and produced by Mano de Obra in collaboration with Drbarret and Adaneye. You can follow additions to the project and Xomatok’s latest works on Instagram.

 

A detail photo of a cracked sidewalk painted with a vibrant color spectrum on the sides of the concrete pieces

A photo of a cracked sidewalk painted with a vibrant color spectrum on the sides of the concrete pieces

A photo of a cracked sidewalk painted with a vibrant color spectrum on the sides of the concrete pieces

A detail photo of a cracked sidewalk painted with a vibrant color spectrum on the sides of the concrete pieces

A photo of a cracked sidewalk painted with a vibrant color spectrum on the sides of the concrete pieces

A photo of a cracked sidewalk painted with a vibrant color spectrum on the sides of the concrete pieces

A photo of a cracked sidewalk painted with a vibrant color spectrum on the sides of the concrete pieces

A photo of a cracked sidewalk painted with a vibrant color spectrum on the sides of the concrete pieces

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