The Silueta Series (1974) shows impressions and silhouettes of mendietas body as she reconnects her connection with the earth as a woman and gives herself back to the womb of nature, through performance. This idea of being cast from the womb of nature speaks volumes to my own practise, as well as the fact that her work is not permanent in any sense other than its recording. This is something I want to emulate through my own work. If i look back at some of my very first drawing for this project, they emulate silhouettes of myself being engulfed by nature. How can I recreate these drawings sculpturally within the limits of my garden and home?
ABOVE; Initial drawings.
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