Miguel Fernández de Castro

Miguel Fernández de Castro (Sonora, 1986) is a visual artist based in the Sonora–Arizona borderlands. Through photography, video, sculpture, and writing, he investigates how ecological and violent regimes intertwine in the production of space and memory. In Mexico, his work has been shown at Museo Tamayo, Museo Jumex, Casa del Lago, Museo de Arte Moderno, and Museo MARCO, among others. Internationally, his work has been presented at the Shanghai Biennale; The Cleveland Museum of Art; Museu de Arte de São Paulo; Storefront for Art & Architecture; Ballroom Marfa; Frac Centre-Val de Loire; Whitechapel Gallery; Spazio Veda; Wren Library; Museo Artium; and Ashkal Alwan, among others. He was a fellow of the FONCA Young Creators program in 2012 and 2019. Since 2018, he has collaborated with search groups documenting mass graves on both sides of the Mexico–US border. Since 2022, he has been a member of Mexico’s National System of Art Creators. He lives and works in Altar, Sonora, where he is co-director of Altar Centro de Investigación.