The Rosetta Stone, the famous fragment of a stele of Egyptian origin that has become, among other things, the name of a language software program, and the name of a highly-touristy bakery in Mexico. In Romeo Gomez Lopez's hand, this stele becomes a volcanic stone sculpture with a translucent orange resin at its center, reproducing Panadería Rosetta's famous guava roll.

Did the kraken exist? There are no possible fossils because the squid’s body is soft and alkaline. That’s why this is Krakken, with a double K, referring to the Nikken filter, the petrosexoracial* society’s promise of alkaline water to neutralize the body’s acidity levels, within reach, yet another myth. The closest thing to evidence of the Kraken’s existence is a strange scene at Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada. Mark McMenamin, a scientist, claims that in 2011 he found the proof. A cavern with marks from the suction cups of a giant mollusk. Additionally, a group of reptile bones arranged in a way that resembles the pattern of said sucker discs. The story told by these remains is that of a giant kraken that, after having eliminated enormous swimming predator reptiles, decides to make a self-portrait with its bones: the oldest known self-portrait.

*"petro-sexo-racial" in reference to "petro-sexo-racial capitalism” (ecosystem destruction, sexual and racial violence, fossil fuel consumption and industrial carnivorism) mentioned by Paul B. Preciado, in Dysphoria mundi (Editions Grasset, 2022).

The name was originally given by the native Mexicans after the arrival of the Spaniards, and after an incident related to corn in Spain. Although it was not very to his liking, corn was free of the taxes imposed by the Spanish government and the Church, so it was cheaper and therefore the ideal food support for people with limited resources. However, when the Spaniards tried to process the corn, they treated it as if it were wheat, discarding the process of nixtamalization that the native Mesoamericans gave to corn. By omitting the process of nixtamalization, corn does not release niacin (or vitamin B3), which is an indispensable element for human food; and by lacking in a diet based only on corn, it resulted in a series of disorders and deficiencies that went so far as to cause the madness and death of those who suffered from the deficiency of this component. This condition cost the lives of many people in Europe. After being investigated by Dr. Gaspar Casal, in Spain this condition was called "Mal de la Rosa" (or pelagra) as seen in his work Natural and Medical History of the Principality of Asturias. In Mexico it was given the name "Vengence of Moctezuma" because the fact of ignoring the native Mesoamericans cost the lives of thousands of Europeans. Remembering the essence of this event, colloquially the name "Moctezuma's Revenge" was redefined to any gastrointestinal condition caused to a foreigner, which were mostly diarrhea.

Acrylic painting of the Canadian singer Shawn Mendes with farmers tan after his visit to the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico.

A small guava roll in reference of the "Rosetta Stone" with at its center a silicone figure of Quetzalcoatl, a Toltec god known as the Morning Star, aka the goddess Venus. Part of the "Antropoxic souvenir" series, a piece that you can always bring home.

A small guava roll in reference of the "Rosetta Stone" with at its center a silicone figure of Quetzalcoatl, a Toltec god known as the Morning Star, aka the goddess Venus. Part of the "Antropoxic souvenir" series, a piece that you can always bring home.

Hollywood movies always put a yellow filter to portray Third World countries in order to them look ethnic. This piece combines the misconception that blockbusters movies prefer aesthetics over accuracy. Mix-matching volcanic rock from Aztec culture with Inuit snow goggles, this object foreshows how we poorly understand other cultures.