El Cuerpo del Mestizaje

Erick Magaña Santiago

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I am a Mexican designer and artist whose work merges unapologetic maximalism and sculpture. Rooted in a deep sensitivity to shape, scale, and proportion, my practice explores the tension between raw emotion and constructed form. My universe rejects minimalism in favour of excess, presence, and radical clarity. Educated in Paris and London, I combine the rigour of french savoir-faire with conceptual freedom, pushing the boundaries of what Fashion can be and how it can speak.

I am a Mexican designer and artist whose work merges unapologetic maximalism and sculpture. Roote...

CollegeCentral Saint Martins
CourseGraduate Diploma Fashion
Graduation year2025

This journey serves as both an artistic endeavor and a statement of resistance, advocating for the recognition of marginalized indigenous communities in Mexico. It challenges the ongoing racism and calls for a reassessment of national identity. The collection reimagines the traditional blouses, skirts, huipiles and rebozos belonging to indigenous cultures, particularly in the regions of Oaxaca, Michoacán and Chihuahua.

The garments are transformed into a dynamic, sculptural form through pleating, draping, and structured volumes. Drawing from the history of colonial racial hierarchies and the Casta Paintings, the collection seeks to highlight the resilience and ethnic richness of indigenous groups like the Tarascos and Tarahumaras.

Inspired by the work of photographers such as Enrique Hernandez Morones and Raul Estrada Discua, the collection captures the dignity and pain of those historically silenced, honoring their cultural heritage and advocating for justice through a bold scream of baroque cultural expression.