A native Mexican who moved to the United States as a young adult, Marcos Ramírez ERRE quite naturally gravitated toward issues related to his two homes, from Mexican alliances with foreign oil companies to the United States’ accession of vast expanses of Mexican land. His investigations into identity, community, and a sense of belonging are fueled by his own experiences as an immigrant but not limited to them; the borders he examines are more broadly economic, cultural, and aesthetic. Like all of his works, his Sanctuary design is aesthetically straightforward but conceptually complicated, acknowledging an era when access to information is more widespread than ever but questions of accuracy taint its consumption and reinforce audiences’ existing perspectives rather than bridging new ones. Writing about the rug, ERRE notes, “Most of the time you have to descend into the darkest voids to be able to mine for the most precious prizes.”
