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"The Body Carries Everything" by Graciela DeAnda

September 01, 2026
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Juan's Backpack by Graciela DeAnda. The work features a backpack with various memorial items in it.

Graciela DeAnda ’26, MFA is presenting a new solo exhibit titled The Body Carries Everything at the Rochester Art Center. As DeAnda explains, “The Body Carries Everything is an immersive installation exploring migration through memory, family history, material, and lived experience. The exhibition asks what a person carries when crossing a border, not only what can fit inside a backpack, but the memories, fears, faith, responsibilities, relationships, and hopes that remain within the body long after a journey has ended.”

“As the daughter of Mexican immigrants, I approach migration through stories that have shaped my understanding of family and belonging…Rather than attempting to represent migration as one universal experience, The Body Carries Everything considers the individual histories held within it.”

The Body Carries Everything
Rochester Art Center (Rochester, MN)
August 22–January 24, 2027

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