Power Battles

We pass on stories from generation to generation, these are modified slightly each and every time they are told. Some gruesome, horrific tales tend to evolve and fu!her lean into fantasy, leaving out some facts. This is how stories can become embellished and end up becoming myths rather than the telling of historic events, however, who says that they can’t actually be real? Or, better yet, who cares if they’re not one hun- dred per cent accurate? Bayrol Jiménez explores this in his exhibition News from the Netherworld, now on view at Peres Projects in Berlin until March 18, through the telling of pre-hispanic Mexican stories.