Silent Chorus

 
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Year: 2018

"Silent Chorus" grew from an initial interaction with women victims of human trafficking and from conversations about the relationship of the many issues affecting women - from unperceptive daily discrimination to femicide. "Silent Chorus" uses as a reference, a tragic chorus in classic theater, where the collective stood for the personal and was used to discuss issues affecting individuals in a universal way [Silent_Chorus, 2018 a project by Eva_Rocha] For the creation of this work I used a process I learned while studying under an old ceramist, Maestro Cabreira, that restored pre-colombian ceramic, while I lived in Baños del Incas in the Andes of Peru. I adapted that process to create a reversed sculpture and I developed a way to paint them with dirt.

The tragic chorus is composed of 15 women plus the head of the chorus - the one narrating the tragedy. I included my self in this group of women as one inside the work. I always create my work from inside.

The tragic chorus is composed of 15 women plus the head of the chorus - the one narrating the tragedy. I included my self in this group of women as one inside the work. I always create my work from inside.

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In 2017, while first creating this work, I experimented painting with dirt to give color to the skin of the sculptures. I wanted to question the ways we consumed beauty through the white aesthetic presented to us through classic art.

In 2017, while first expe this work, I experimented with painting with dirt to give color to the skin of the sculptures. I wanted to question the ways we consumed beauty through the white aesthetic presented to us through classic art.