Notgnirrac
from Scratches of the Wind by Mark Takeshi McGregor
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“I am as mysterious to myself as I am to others,” said the surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, the inspiration behind Alfredo Santa Ana’s Notgnirrac (“Carrington” spelled backwards). A Mexican-British artist who left Lancashire to find a new way of existence in Mexico City, Carrington displayed “a self-reflecting attitude inwards, to one’s own identity, culture, and work”. This attitude strongly resonated with Santa Ana, himself a “migratory artist”: born in Mexico City, he now lives in Vancouver (unceded Coast Salish territory: Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh). While Carrington is best remembered for her stunning paintings and sculptures, it was her surrealist writing that arguably left the greatest mark on Notgnirrac: Santa Ana’s score is peppered with Carrington quotes that are whimsical, introspective, and often downright bizarre.
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released November 3, 2021
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