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Galeria Pelaires presents Claudia Peña Salinas’ first solo exhibition in Spain, titled 'Ixtapan'.

'Ixtapan' continues Claudia Pena Salinas body of work related to Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue, the two water deities from the Aztec pantheon. The title of the exhibition derives from the Nahual words Ixta and pan, meaning place over salt. Moreover, it also references an actual town in Mexico. Ixtapan de la Sal is known for its “healing waters,” the thermal mineral waters have been a source of tourism for their therapeutic benefits since the early 1940s.

The main part of the …