"La asamblea del barro” by artist duo RojoNegro brings together 260 ceramic signs that evoke both the continuity and transformation of the knowledge of the Indigenous peoples of Mexico. Gathered through archaeological, ethnographic, oral-historical and fieldwork research, these images function as fragments of collective memory, forming a visual and material archive that connects past and present ways of knowing.

Bringing together a sequence of unique, non-repeating ceramic forms, textures and references that engage the senses, the work invites viewers to engage embodied knowledge and everyday experience through what the artists understand as an integral body-archive. Materialized as clay bodies, the figures establish a cognitive and sensory dialogue between the viewer, the environment and the site itself. The Triton Administrative Services Building, completed in 2026, serves as a welcoming campus gateway designed to support learning, connection and global exploration. Installed on the building’s terrace and overlooking the main pedestrian corridor, ”La asamblea del barro” brings forms of thought rooted in the territory of present-day Mexico into conversation with Western knowledge systems, generating a plurality of perspectives that span philosophy, art, cultural practices and the and fields grounded in mathematical and empirical inquiry, including mathematics and the physical sciences.

RojoNegro’s practice emphasizes an understanding of materials as living presences, carriers of knowledge that have endured colonization since the sixteenth century in the Americas. The selection of 260 images, significant within the lunar ritual calendar, reflects both personal decolonizing experiences and broader social struggles in which original knowledge continues to gain relevance. Drawing on Mesoamerican conceptions of the body, clay is understood as flesh: a vessel that carries memory and knowledge. The colors, sourced from diverse ecosystems, reinforce a deep relationship with territory and foreground Indigenous practices of care, protection and ecological stewardship.