IKAL in Mayan means"in search of the spirit"

It is also the name of the record we are building from Belgium to document Latin American artists active in Europe - with a particular focus on Mexico, where our deepest roots lie.

Founded by Carla Sánchez Cordero - with a background in international law and fine arts - Ikal Art House operates from Brussels as an independent editorial platform.

We are not a gallery. We are a curatorial voice: we narrate trajectories, document practices and contextualise the work of Latinamerican artists whose presence in Europe deserves to be told with rigour.

We work in dialogue with cultural institutions, collectors and artistic communities on both sides of the Atlantic.

As a result of the changes that the conventional art gallery model has undergone as well as the art market in general, Ikal works as an independent - and dynamic - project that tries to enhance the unique characteristics and needs of each artist, finding the means and ideal spaces for the exhibition and dissemination of his work.

Our way of working is focused on creating synergies with artists, art collectives, cultural institutions, galleries and collectors, in order to generate innovative proposals and projects for the exhibition and promotion of Latin American art.

We firmly believe that flexibility, creativity and dynamism are the key to contributing ideas and non-traditional projects, which provide artists with a means of positioning within a constantly evolving market.

CARLA SANCHEZ CORDERO