Exhibition Opening: Carmen Alcedo, Hasta La Raíz (to the root)

Details

When: Friday, February 6, 5:30- 7:30pm

Welcome to Country and speeches at 6:40pm

Where: The Mill, 154 Angas Street, Kaurna Yarta, Adelaide

Cost: Free

We invite you to join us for the opening event for Hasta La Raíz (to the root)

About the exhibition

For Fringe 2026 we are excited to present Hasta La Raíz a new exhibition by Carmen Alcedo developed through our Photographer in Residence program, presented with support from the Ana and Christopher Koch Foundation and Black and White Photographic.

Through layered digital and analogue collage, Carmen creates atmospheric images referencing her personal experience of migration from Spain to Australia. Textured walls from her hometown of Sevilla, are combined with family portraits of her grandparents, nieces and her younger self, and contrasted with photographs taken here in Australia. The opera house, iron rich red dirt and twisting branches of gum trees sit alongside images of her children in makeshift La Semana Santa costume; Carmen’s beloved nieces play under the watchful eye of a golden winged angel; petals open portals to connection and play.

Deeply complex, and brimming with symbolisim and personal narrative Carmen’s new body of work invites us into an emotional reflection. What are the emotions that we feel when we think of home? What happens when the idea of home that we long for is no longer a physical place that we can visit? How does identity ebb and flow through our every day life? What anchors us in culture, identity and memory?

Hasta La Raíz (to the root) is presented with support from the Ana and Christopher Koch Foundation, Black and White Photographic, Adelaide Fringe Fund and Create SA.

About our venue

The Mill brings together artists, creatives and businesses to collaborate, create, and inspire one another - all while being supported through expert guidance and artistic programming.

We are an accessible space. Disability access is available via Angas Street, and a disability toilet is also available. More access information is available on our website. If you have any questions or need to get in touch, please contact us at info@themilladelaide.com

Image: Carmen Alcedo, Poner el mundo boca abajo (detail), 2025, courtesy of the artist