Vero Romero, a Mexican-born oil painter based in Los Angeles, presents Efímera, her

debut solo exhibition—a contemplative mediation on the transient nature of existence.

Through surreal, symbolic compositions, Romero explores the tension between what

endures and what fades, reflecting on the emotional complexity of impermanence: the

beauty of transformation,the inevitability of change, and the significance of temporality.

Across Efímera, we encounter figures rendered in stone: silent, sculptural, and

suspended in a dreamlike vacuum. While stone traditionally symbolizes permanence,

Romero introduces cracks and fractures that reveal its transience. Organic elements

weave through Romero’s body of work, where, in contrast to the stone’s illusion of

timelessness, nature conveys the acceptance and beauty of the ephemeral.

Drawing from her Mexican heritage, Romero incorporates florals not only as symbols of

life and remembrance but also as spiritual guides. In Mexican tradition, flowers adorn

altars to guide and honor the dead, serving as bridges between the mortal and spiritual

realms. Efímera draws deeply from this cultural perspective—where death is not feared

or hidden but integrated and into life, commemorated with ritual, and embraced with reverence.

Through shifting scenes, the viewer is invited into a world of symbolic gestures and

surreal moments. Blending magical realism, abstraction, and cultural memory, Efímera

becomes a space to reflect, to feel, and to celebrate impermanence.