EXHIBITION STATEMENT
From the Horse’s Mouth

When I was a little girl, my parents told my brother and I elaborate, terrifying family stories. We would sit at the dining table and hang on to every word they spoke. Some stories were about the Devil, some were about evil and many were about death. Several stories belonged to my grandfather, who passed them down to my mother.

I’m concerned with technology and its effect on communication and traditions. I worry whether the folklore of our elders will be told, remembered, or forgotten. In an effort to archive my family’s narratives, I’ve recreated—through drawing and installation—the stories that terrified me as a child, bringing my family’s oral history to life. 

From the Horse's Mouth encourages cultural storytelling and the preservation of Latinx community narratives through visual interpretations.
This body of work shares the importance of preserving Latinx heritage and storytelling in an age of increasing technological distraction. 

Exhibitions:

Lisette Chavez : From the Horse’s Mouth, Savior, Tucson, Arizona, 2023
From the Horse’s Mouth, Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas, 2021