On display in the DVSA Gallery in the summer of 2026, afrontaciones => (f.) copings is an auto-ethnographic and artistic project centred on the practice of creating “testimonies” and collective story-sharing through the complex layers of inhabiting a city crossed by violence. This project combines six audio-video testimonies shared by individuals from Rodríguez’s hometown, Uruapan (Mexico), and one self-testimony. These personal narratives form the basis for an exploration of memory, identity, violence, and connection.
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Gallery View 1 – Jessica A. Rodriguezafrontaciones => (f.) copings
"Testimonio seis:cinco" by Jessica A. RodríguezDigital Reproduction on Summerset
19.7” x 27.6”
19.7” x 27.6”
"Self-Testimony" by Jessica A. RodríguezInteractive Piece / Mixed-Media [thermo-digital plate, stamp, typed text, electrical tape, electronics]
"Typewritter Ribbon Series: Testimonio 2" by Jessica A. RodríguezThermo-Digital Plate + Stamp
25.6” x 15.4"
25.6” x 15.4"
"Testimonio cuatro:uno" by Jessica A. RodríguezDigital Reproduction on Summerset
19.7” x 27.6”
19.7” x 27.6”
"Videos from Uruapan" by Jessica A. RodríguezDigital video Recorded in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico
"Testimonio tres:ocho" by Jessica A. RodríguezMixed media [gelli plate, stamp, typed text, carbon paper, ink]
19.7” x 27.6”
19.7” x 27.6”
"Self-Testimony" by Jessica A. RodríguezExperimental Video – Autobiographical
11’20”
11’20”
"Typewritter Ribbon Series: Testimonio 3" by Jessica A. RodríguezThermo-Digital Plate + Stamp
25.6” x 15.4"
25.6” x 15.4"
Gallery View 2 – Jessica A. Rodríguezafrontaciones => (f.) copings
"Testimonio cinco:tres" by Jessica A. RodríguezMixed media [thermo-digital plate, stamp, typed text, thread, ink]
19.7” x 27.6”
19.7” x 27.6”
"Testimonio uno:nueve" by Jessica A. RodríguezMixed media [gelli plate, stamp, typed text, carbon paper, vellum paper]
19.7” x 27.6”
19.7” x 27.6”
"Typewritter Ribbon Series: Testimonio 5" by Jessica A. RodríguezThermo-Digital Plate + Stamp
25.6” x 15.4"
25.6” x 15.4"
"Glorieta del Ahuehuete - Glorieta de los desaparecidos" by Jessica A. RodríguezAhuehuete Roundabout in Mexico City, informally known as the Roundabout of the Disappeared, was named by families of disappeared people to commemorate their loved ones.