Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) from her "Silueata" series. "The making of my silueta in nature keeps the transition between my homeland and my new home. It is a way of reclaiming my roots and becoming one with nature. Although the culture in which I live is part of me, my roots and cultural identity are a result of my Cuban heritage." 鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍Medieta was exiled from Cuba in 1960, and relocated to an orphanage in Iowa. This traumatic experience of immigration heavily influenced her practice and this kind of trauma is happening all the time. 鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍鈿笍 Just a quick note, on her spiritual connections with her silhouettes/sculptures/performances. When Mendieta carves the shape of her body into the earth, with arms raise to connect the sky and earth, her "siluetas" portray her body and earth as one, human and nature as one, life and death as one. 馃寘馃寣
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