A solo exhibition by Anahí González
Para Ayer/Due Yesterday explores the urgency that shapes labour within trade and production networks connecting Mexico and Canada. The title comes from a common expression in Mexican workplaces: para ayer (“due yesterday”), a phrase used when something is expected immediately—as if it should have been finished yesterday.
Through photography, installation, and participatory works, González examines how trade agreements, supply chains, and cross-border industries shape the conditions that make urgency part of everyday work. The exhibition traces these conditions through the demands for speed, mobility of goods and people, and the continuous availability of labour that keeps systems of production running.
About the Artist
Anahí González is a Mexican photographer and artist based in London, Ontario. Through photography, installation, and participatory practices, she explores migration, labour, identity, and everyday systems of exchange, with a focus on Mexican labour for/within Canada. She holds a Doctorate in Art and Visual Culture from Western University, with previous studies in Canada, Mexico, and Spain. In 2021, she received Mexico’s Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte grant, Jóvenes Creadores program. Her work has been exhibited and screened across Canada, Mexico, the United States, Norway, Spain, and France.
Ancillary programming
Friday September 18, 6:30-9:00 PM | Opening Reception and performance Join us in celebrating the opening of Para Ayer (Due Yesterday) , and WAHC’s heritage exhibition WIP: Survival and Dignity !
Saturday November 28, 1-4 PM | Natural Pigment Making with Michelle Peraza Participants will learn how to make pigments with soil and have the opportunity to paint with the natural pigments on fabric patches. Registration required.
Exhibition Essay
Click on the link to read the exhibition essay written by Sonali Menezes: Para Ayer/Due Yesterday Exhibition Essay
Image credits:
1: Carritos Hechos En Saltillo Para Canadians (2023), Anahí González. Image courtesy the artist.
2: The Employee of the Month, and The Next One, and The Next One… (2024), Artcite, Window, Windsor, ON. Photo documentation by Jel Media.
WAHC acknowledges the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Hamilton, the Province of Ontario, the Canada Council for the Arts, CUPE National, Canada’s Building Trades Unions, OPSEU/SEFPO, the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario, and Teamsters Local Union 879 for their support of our exhibitions and ancillary programs.
CUPE/SCFP Gallery · 51 Stuart Street, Hamilton, ON L8L 1B5, Canada
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