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“Ana Mendieta (b. 1948, Havana; d. 1985, New York) was a Cuban born artist whose practice included sculpture, performance, photography, film, video, drawing and site-specific installation. Her works refer to cultural, religious and artistic influences, from Afro-Cuban and indigenous Caribbean traditions to Catholicism, to conceptual art and post-minimalism. Working from the early 1970s through to the mid-1980s, Mendieta pioneered themes such as displacement, identity politics and the female body which continue to forefront the work of major contemporary artists today.
Mendieta is best known for her Silueta Series, or what she referred to as her “earth-body” works. Her silhouette was sculpted from various materials in outdoor landscapes and continued Mendieta’s focus on her connection with the natural world.”
Anna Mendieta, artist biography (found at) https://www.alisonjacquesgallery.com/artists/47-ana-mendieta/overview/
The Anna reference is an interesting one as she is discussing the body which is becoming and has been a very relevant topic and idea presented within our process. The discussion of Chelseas body has been a particular one that has allowed a progression of thinking in relation to the film and how we can represent or create a discussion with the audience about Chelsea. Anna’s situating of her body in relation to a particular space “earth-body” has a particular correlation to the conversations we as a group have had around situating Chelseas body in a place of uncomfort-ability.
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