Lunas is a body of work created between January and July 2022 in Oaxaca, Mexico. Adelfio was influenced by the material culture in Oaxaca. Using oil pastels on raw linen, she conjures the textiles and colors so prevalent in her Mexican experience. This materiality harmonizes with her interest in symbols and spirituality in painting that is rooted in the rational and the subconscious.

“The Periodic Table” series is based on the book of the same name by Primo Levi.

Each painting is an acute observation of everyday objects, normally overlooked, that acquire significance as the building blocks of our daily lives at home during the coronavirus quarantine. The series refers linguistically to the abbreviations of the Periodic Table of the Elements, the chemical building blocks of our daily physical existence.