Recuerdos LAEMOS has been exhibited at:

June 2023- International Critical Management Studies Conference – Nottingham, UK

Our first iteration of the Recuerdos LAEMOS exhibition took place at the International Critical Management Studies Conference 2023, in Nottingham, UK. The exhibition was curated to invoke and embrace multi-sensory experiences, creative spaces, and deep recovery and healing practices that intervene in the racial-patriarchal dynamics of academic conferences.

The exhibition included an original soundscape drawing on oral histories of LAEMOS, ambient lighting, fragrant incense, soft spaces for sitting and lying down, a reading nook, a space for artistic practice and creative responses to the experience, and an altar space featuring photos of Prof Eduardo Ibarra Colado, his colleagues and friends, and artefacts related to LAEMOS activism. We also invited Latin American keynote speakers – our colleagues, Drs. Marcela Mandiola and Alex Faria, who provided spontaneous responses to the soundscape and shared stories about LAEMOS, their friend and colleague Eduardo Ibarra Colado and the legacy of the LAEMOS conference.

November 2023- Loughborough University London – London, UK

The second iteration of the exhibition included all the elements of the first iteration, plus a workshop with doctoral researchers of colour. The event was commissioned by a doctoral researcher, Iman Hadya Niazi Khan of Loughborough University (LU) London. She commented, “How can an industrial corporate-looking campus be grounds for student enlightenment, inspiration and creative awe? As a decolonial PhD researcher, I resonated with the importance of documenting the story that narrates the collapse of LAEMOS from a scholar activist point of view. When I saw videos of the initial exhibition, I was starstruck by the stark contrast of the cosy comforting vibe the exhibition offered whilst unapologetically documenting a decolonial perspective on the intentions and fall of LAEMOS. I was instantly gripped with the desire to disrupt my university space with this thoughtfully curated space for learning that brings a safe net for students and staff to learn about the current political landscape of academia and higher education.”

Another attendee, Clara Searle, LU London doctoral researcher and creative practitioner, shared: “I found this exhibition so enlightening. I learnt so much about LAEMOS, but also found it initiated a dialogue that is so important around academia. Memory and history beyond what is published material is so easily lost in academia, and the exhibition highlighted how important it is to not just archive but also share what must not be forgotten – for good or bad reasons.”