The 2026 CICLO NARRATIVA opens with the inauguration of the exhibition Luciérnagas, an attempt to exorcise unresolved traumas in the spectral landscape of the photographer's homeland, Guerrero, Mexico.

The work began in 2013, after three members of the artist's family disappeared. This tragedy triggered an investigation into the widespread violence of organized crime in the region, how it infiltrates daily life and transforms the spirit of a place. Later, Martínez followed other families whose relatives had disappeared. Through these encounters, connections are established that transcend the artist's immediate family and extend beyond borders, to Honduras, Brazil, and the United States, forming a constellation marked by the shared experience of endemic violence.

Between 2019 and 2023, Martínez began a series of interventions in his photographs, perforating the prints and backlighting them. Beams of light traverse the images in fluid patterns, projecting clarity onto a dark background. In this process, the light transforms with the depicted scenes and evokes a kind of alchemy where something restorative, cautiously optimistic and resilient takes shape.

The exhibition is based on the book of the same name, bringing these stories into the exhibition space, where light once again confronts darkness.

The 2026 CICLO NARRATIVA includes:

— new exhibition at the NARRATIVA gallery
— portfolio reviews
— national and international authors and editors
— book launches
— call for emerging authors
— talk
— masterclass
— walk & shoot
— outdoor documentary screening
— street exhibition

Applications for the Emerging Authors Open Call are open until March 23rd, here.

We will soon announce the guest author for this edition and the complete program.