Vultures & Fireflies: Book launch with Q&A

Photos: Rob van Hoorn

Marres x Studium Generale

On the occasion of Alejandro Galván’s Vultures & Fireflies at Marres, a book is being released, curated by Tonatiuh López and Laura Martinez. This publication features stunning visuals, essays, and poetry by Guadalupe Reyes, Mitzi Cuevas, Razzia Santillán, Lydiette Carrión, Adrián Román, Juan Pablo Ramos, Samuel Segura, Laura Martínez, and Tonatiuh López, designed by The Rodina.

During this book launch various aspects dive into of the work of Alejandro Galván with different experts. The artist himself and the two curators of the exhibition and book: Laura Martínez and Tonatiuh López, will also be present. 
The conversation addresses urban planning in Mexico City, social participation, art and activism, violence and injustice in society, including femicide, Mexican politics and corruption, and the importance of sharing stories. 

Guest speakers:
– Lydiette Carrión Rivera, an independant journalist and writer (online)
– Tonatiuh López, a Mexican curator, art historian, writer, and activist. 
– Sergio Alvarado Vazquez, a researcher at the University of Twente

Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Time: 5PM
Location: Karl Dittrich Hall, Student Services Centre Maastricht University
Bonnefantenstraat 2, Maastricht

Following the talk you can visit the exhibition Vultures & Fireflies at Marres, House for Contemporary Culture until 8PM.

Free admission
The event is in English

Register via Studium Generale

Book presentation by Floor Martens

Friday Night Openings

From the winter of 2018 to the early spring of 2025, Floor Martens worked steadily on a visual exploration that now comes together in Verstrengeld (Entangled). This book unfolds as a quiet yet powerful visual chronicle of the seasons, where time does not move linearly, but circles and returns.

The photographs in Verstrengeld are infused with attentiveness: to a twisting branch, a fold in the skin, a field full of tangles. What is revealed is more than mere form—it is the elusive, that which resonates without a name. Martens captures moments in which the inner self is mirrored in the outer world, offering an ode to the subtle layers of emotional life.

Verstrengeld is not a book to flip through quickly, but one to slowly disappear into. A still journey through time, texture, and connection.

Date:

Friday, 11 July, 2025

Time:

6PM Walk in
6:30PM Recital by Elisa Verkoelen
8PM End

Location:

Marres, ice house
Capucijnenstraat 98, Maastricht 

Free entry
Claim your spot: reserveringen@marres.org