salt 18: Amor Muñoz
On view through June 6, 2027
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Salt Lake City, Utah
www.umfa.utah.edu
“salt 18: Amor Muñoz” features new work by Amor Muñoz, a Mexico City-based interdisciplinary artist whose research-driven practice examines the complex relationships between technology, craft, labor, and biology.
For the exhibition, Muñoz turns to corn, known in Nahuatl as elotl and in Spanish as elote. More than a staple food, corn serves as a carrier of memory, a record of cultural exchange, and a living repository of knowledge passed across generations. At the heart of the exhibition is KaleidescopElote, an immersive installation constructed from enlarged resin corn kernels. Part observatory, part lighthouse, part seed bank, and part oracle, the work invites visitors into an interactive digital kaleidoscope of stars and seeds, exploring connections between agriculture, architecture, and celestial observation. Find out more at https://umfa.utah.edu/exhibition/salt-18-amor-munoz/
[Image: Interacting with KaleidescopElote (2026). Rendering by Luis Bolaños. Image courtesy of Amor Muñoz Studio.]
