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The Vocal Void 2019-2023
“Sycoraxic Abjectivity- state of consciousness (or a political and philosophical action) in which Afro-Indigenous femmes from the Hispanic Caribbean reject the subject (or subjectivity) that is the make-up of established colonial identifiers. “
The Vocal Void: A Phenomenological Exploration of Afro-Indigenous Femme Identities in the Hispanic Caribbean
Defined as a conceptual space, the Vocal Void operates insidiously, silencing and erasing Afro- Indigenous femmes. However, through meticulous engagement and critical analysis, this re- search unveils the potential of the Vocal Void to emancipate us from one colonial box after an- other. It becomes a tool not only for escaping past confines but for shaping a liberated narrative.
Definit com un espai conceptual, el Buit Vocal opera insidiosament, silenciant i esborrant les dones afroindígenes.No obstant això, mitjançant un compromís meticulós i un anàlisi crític, aquesta investigació revela el potencial del Buit Vocal per a emancipar-nos d’una caixa colonial darrera una altra. Es converteix en una eina no només per a escapar de les confinacions passades sinó per a modelar una narrativa lliberada.
La Sangre Llama 2018-2019
“Engage explicitly with the divergent inheritances of empire, race and conquest.
The work is self standing in the face of Spanish colonialism un-belonging is marked and mediated. A legacy of slavery and genocide brought me here to this present space, so the body can signal a conflict, but through the mask and materials can stitch
the body back together.”
La Sangre Llama
This research project primarily focuses on how to confront architectural and colonial symbols of the state’s power through Afro-Indigenous Puerto Rican spiritual markers and performance. Confronting sites and monuments directly related to Puerto Rico’s early colonial history, the unseen qualities and histories are unearthed by the corporeal presence of the artist. The textual component of the research project is a discursive analysis of Afro-Indigenous subjectivity through the lens of phenomenology, hermeneutics and intersectionality.
Aquest projecte de recerca se centra principalment en com confrontar els símbols arquitectònics i colonials del poder de l’estat mitjançant marcadors espirituals i performances afroindígenes porto-riquenys. Enfrontant-se a llocs i monuments directament relacionats amb la història colonial primerenca de Puerto Rico, les qualitats i històries invisibles es revelen a través de la presència corporal de l’artista. El component textual del projecte és una anàlisi discursiva de la subjectivitat afroindígena a través del prisma de la fenomenologia, l’hermenèutica i la interseccionalitat.
Work completed for Master’s Degree in Research in Art and Design (MURAD) at EINA, Centre Universitari de Disseny i Arte de Barcelona, attached to the UAB.