Karla Saenz Garza

Mexico

Visual interpreter and biocultural heritage practitioner. Her methodology combines regenerative design strategies with public art to encourage community participation in identifying leverage points in a system to promote social change. Karla’s cosmovision is guided by her Raramuri and Japanese ancestry, and is deeply informed by other Indigenous communities in Mexico. Her work builds bridges between science and the know-how of indigenous communities through biomimicry to promote environmental justice and a more resilient global system.