Maria Tere Avedoy

Cross-Border | Library

The Artist

My name is Teresa Avedoy, and ever since I arrived at this border in 1989 from Sinaloa at the age of 10, my entire journey has converged on this project, which explores—conceptually and poetically—the idea of the library as a space, a way of life, and an artistic political practice that welcomes us all equally: tourists, migrants, and locals. I firmly believe that we all have a right to art, poetry, and creativity, and that engaging in these activities from within and in libraries holds a special value, given their nature as symbolic, human, open, and inclusive physical spaces.

Maria Tere Avedoy

The Project

The project I am proposing is the Biblioteca|Transfronteriza|Library, which, rather than a physical library, is a space for creation, research, and cultural mediation that I coordinate in Tijuana and that will operate on and across both sides of the border. It is not a building—it is a practice. A library that emerges from the people, that circulates, that crosses the border, and that will develop various creative initiatives.

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