“Sin título (El tiempo pasa y nada cambia no1)” is one of the works featured in Panamanian artist Giana De Dier’s pop-up exhibit "El tiempo pasa y nada cambia" ("Time passes, and nothing changes"). The exhibit, which honors the lives of Afro-Caribbean women who supported their families and communities during the construction of the Panama Canal, will be on display at Pattee Library on the University Park campus Feb. 24 and 25 and at Robert E. Eiche Library on Penn State Altoona campus Feb. 27 and 28.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Libraries will feature a pop-up exhibit of prints from "El tiempo pasa y nada cambia" ("Time passes, and nothing changes") by Panamanian artist Giana De Dier on Feb. 24-25 in the lobby of the Pattee Library mall entrance. The exhibit honors the lives of Afro-Caribbean women who supported their families and communities during the construction of the Panama Canal. It will then travel to Penn State Altoona to be hosted in the Robert E. Eiche Library on Feb. 27-28.
Through mixed-media works that incorporate archival photographs, fabric and paper, De Dier illuminates the resilience of women who transformed their homes into spaces of rest and connection amid the challenges of migration and labor. Inspired by her own family history, her work explores the cultural legacies of these women, whose descendants remain vital to Panama’s multicultural identity. The exhibit features prints of De Dier’s original collages.
De Dier’s art has been featured in the Venice Biennale and the 58th Carnegie International, and is housed in collections such as the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama.
The University Libraries offers a range of resources on the Panama Canal and the African diaspora. Visit the De Dier exhibit webpage for more information.
