Unspoken Configurations focuses on the ripple effects of displacement on the Black and Indigenous diaspora, specifically from Cali, Colombia, and Oaxaca/Veracruz, Mexico. It considers the impact of migration and American expectations on the individual and familial unit by using stories of family, heritage, and legacy to portray the ever-conflicting restrictions of Northern systems and societies. Through Northern motifs, historical deities, and personal imagery artists Jones Gutiérrez and Elías Magdalena demand a reflection on the mainstream media beliefs on migration that are put out for consumption rather than a critique of the Northern states. The exhibition highlights JG’s and EMX’s use of several disciplines from mixed-media and painting to photography and performance.