28/01/2009 21:50:02
i love the idea of using art to voice views/opinions.
Domestication
Museum Pick: January 21-February 4, 2009
2007
Tampons, plaster and corn leaves
Life size
Tampons, plaster and corn leaves
Life size
Domestication, 2007 | Tampons and corn leaves
Corn, a women's invention, inspired domestication. Indians modified seeds gradually in what is known as plant domestication until they developed the corn we know today.
This piece was presented in my first solo show in 2007 in my hometown Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. It is an agricultural town where Norman Bourloug did his experiments on genetic engineering that resulted in the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his "Green Revolution." Today, however, many women in Sonora are dying from cancer caused by the agrochemicals used in the fields.
With this piece, I wanted to make people question themselves, their unquestioning use of agrochemicals and the human losses that we are all suffering along with the erosion of the agricultural fields.
Domestication was created to stimulate the audience's imagination of a better world; I wanted the viewers to leave with a sense of appreciation for life, to celebrate their gender and to demand sustainable ways of producing food without harming people.
See also Tribute, my piece that uses tampons to offer tribute to all women suffering from cancer and all those who have already passed away.
Commentaires
12/02/2009 12:48:06
Gracias por tu creatividad, por tu preocupación por las mujeres, sobre todo por las mexicanas, por las del campo por las que nadie hablaba, y ahora se piensa en ellas a través de tu obra Gracias Mariana.
12/02/2009 13:29:46
ME HA IMPRESIONADO LA SENSIBILIDAD QUE DEMUESTRAN TUS DOS OBRAS QUE MUESTRAS, ES UN TRIBUTO A LA MUJER PERO SOBRETODO AL ESFUERZO DE SACAR ADELANTE UNA SOCIEDAD, QUE GRANDE ES LA MUJER Y QUE POCO SE LE RECONOCE, PERO CON ACCIONES COMO LAS TUYAS AVECES NOS DETENEMOS A PENSAR EN ELLAS, EN TODAS ELLAS QUE SUFREN INJUSTICIA SOBRE INJUSTICIA, GRACIAS MIL.
26/02/2009 13:47:52
This is very powerful on a visual and visceral level. It reminds of the piece in the Women, Power and Politics exhibition on women saving seeds as an act of political resistance. View the story here.
13/03/2009 01:14:51
I too wish to plant many organic gardens and make people aware of how much they pollute their own bodies with processed foods and chemicals. We can heal ourself through Nature. The vegetable kale has helped many of my friends who are dealing with cancer and the nasty side effects of the alleopathic methods of healing it and other diseases. Blessings on your wellness.
24/05/2009 17:10:10
Important material to share & congrats on your profile. I have followed a similar story in Oxnard, California, where farm workers are fighting to protect their families from agrochemicals locally.Best to you, kellyannart.com
25/06/2009 07:41:57
You must be so proud that your work is one of the favorites of the exhibition. Congratulations! I like very much your gutsy approach with materials. Please see my work and share with me your comments
under Recent Submissions column: "Size 0". Thank-you.
24/04/2011 14:12:38
It looks like young people all over the world are starting to grow their own food, with food prices souring and wanting to control the health of one's own food. It is very inspiring.
Here are just a few articles I found on what is happening around the world:
http://news.incairns.net.au/more-young-people-growing-their-own-food-in-far-north
http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2008/05/08/food-gardening-is-on-the-rise/
http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/food-for-everyone/growing-power-in-an-urban-food-desert
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