Anciane [Elder].
Terracotta, nail polish.
29-1/2 x 21-1/2 x 30 in / 101.6 x 53.34 x 76 cm
Made in 2022.
My family has gone through a long process of blanqueamiento (or racial whitening) that has been at times deliberate and at times unconscious. Like much of the rest of my work, when I think of Anciane [Elder], what I envision is Chibchan and other ancestors
native to Abya Yala and beyond who have been subject to sustained
attempts of erasure.