If you don’t know the work of María Berrío, you’re missing out. The Colombian-born, New York-based artist uses torn scraps of decorative Japanese paper, paint, and other materials to dream up otherworldly scenes, usually populated by female figures and imbued with political undertones. This piece, for instance—which featured in a recent group exhibition at Victoria Miro gallery, curated by @thegreatwomenartists‘s Katy Hessel—depicts a group of young girls in an institutional setting and was made in response to the Trump administration’s abhorrent family separation policy.
