Mariana Castillo Deball

Born 1975, lives and works in Berlin

You have time to show yourself before other eyes, 2014:

Stone seat with a depiction of a scorpion, Aztec, Mexico, 14th–16th century AD

Relief with a figure with crossed arms, Tajin-culture, 1000–1250 AD, Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico

Relief with ornamental depiction, Tajin-culture, 6th century AD, Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico

Small stone seat from Teayo, Aztec, 14th–16th century AD, Castillo de Teayo, Tuxpa, Veracruz, Mexico

Relief from Uxmal, Mayan-culture, 600–900 AD, Casa del Adivino, Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico

Calender stone from the Humboldt collection, Aztec, 14th–16th century AD, Mexico

Hieroglyphplate, Mayan-culture, 600­–900 AD, Palenque, Chichen Itza, Chiapas, Mexico

Hieroglyphplate, Mayan-culture, 8th century AD, Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico

Relief from Jaguartemple, Mausoleum I, Mayan-culture, 975­–1200 AD, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

White plaster copies

Gipsformerei Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 2014

IXIPTLA journal, first issue

Publication

Vogel’s Net, 2013

Replica of a Zande hunting net tightly rolled and bound for transport as displayed in the exhibition “ART/artifact” at the Centre for African Art New York 1988

90 x 54 x 30 cm

Zoomorph P, 2013

Miniature version of the monumental sculpture Zoomorph from the Maya site of Quiriguá, Guatemala

Carved Briar wood root

35 x 35 x 35 cm

Imprint Zoomorph P, 2013

Woodcut prints on cotton paper

Each 240 x 55 cm

Göttin mit dem Perlenturban

Clay Vessel from Mexico

Collection Eduard and Caecilie Seler

Not authentic

Acquisition date 1912

38,7 x 28,5 x 21,5 cm

Collection (American Archaeology), S: 1, F: 3

Clay stamps and molds

Collection (American Archaeology)

S: 81, F: 4, Kasten: B and S: 81, F: 9, Kasten: A

Huaxteca Aufguss, 2014

White plaster plates

Tree Trap Oaxaca, 2013

Paper squeeze, wool and cotton paper

110 x 120 x 60 cm

Tree Trap Oaxaca, 2013

Paper squeeze, wool and cotton paper

110 x 120 x 60 cm

Paper mold, stele from the Huaxteca culture, in the Mexican state of Veracruz

Collection (American Archaeology)

All works Courtesy Mariana Castillo Deball; Wien Lukatsch, Berlin; Mendes Wood, São Paulo, Kurimanzutto, Mexico