Collecting, identity, and narrative.Art, design and antiques by Grisell Villasana Ramos

A brief talk on the symbolic background of a collection, addresinng concepts such as: The distinctions between art, folk art, design, and applied arts; The symbolic value within the same hierarchy of all these categories in the context of visual culture; The different discourse or narratives underlying a collection and their direct connection to the evolution of the collector´s personal identity; The daily interaction with objects of desire and the shaping of a particular reality through the selection of one´s environment; The importance of human representations and expressions as part of a critical perspective in the face of advances in artificial intelligence.