Neste vídeo a artista maquia um peixe enquanto um compilado de corpos nus aparece ao som de Maria Callas. "Fishy" é um termo misógino, antigamente utilizado para se referir à uma Drag Queen mais afeminada, uma vez que o cheiro do peixe era comparado aos odores de uma vagina. Algumas espécies de peixe mudam de sexo sem ter uma mudança visual aparente. Maquiar este animal questiona porque precisamos performar um esteriótipo para comprovar nossa identidade.
ΙΧΘΥΣ (Ichtys)
2023
Video-instalation
Wood, shells, statuette, monitor, and speaker.
1,73 x 60 x 60 cm
1'23''
video/color/sound
Mythological and religious iconographies present in this work are intended to provoke contemplation and critical analysis of these images. The installation features a totem that emits a mantric chant, resonating throughout the exhibition space.
The chant seduces the viewer toward the totem, which is adorned with shells and mythological imagery, inviting them to lean into the opening of the structure and watch the video inside the booth.
The work draws parallels between Christian and mythical iconographies surrounding the figure of the mermaid, and proposes reflections on decoloniality, ancestry, censorship, and appropriation.
Fishy
2019
4'35''
vídeo/cor/som
In this video the artist makes up a fish while a compilation of naked bodies appears to the sound of Maria Callas. "Fishy" is a misogynist term, formerly used to refer to a more effeminate Drag Queen, since the fish's scent was compared to the odors of a vagina. Some species of fish change sex without having an apparent visual change. To make up this animal questions why we need to perform a stereotype to prove our identity.
