This exhibition brings together projects by Latin American artists -most of them received through BIENALSUR's open call- around central issues in the current debate on intersectional feminism. The concept, first enunciated by Kimberlé Crenshaw, is still valid today and is especially clarifying when it comes to approaching the crossroads between marginalized identities in Latin America, where gender issues are constantly intertwined with social, racial, sexual and esthetic discriminations. What does it mean to be a Mapuche woman in Latin American society? What does it mean to be a black woman in a country like Colombia? What does a lesbian woman face on a daily basis in Bolivia?
The materiality of the works that delve into these realities reveals a detained, feminine and ancestral temporality. The dense weaves of fabrics, the imperceptible movement of a face in front of the camera, the repeated marks of the pencil on large canvases, the immobility of a body lying down for hours, imply to remain in the reiteration of cathartic actions and restorative gestures. Each work tells a collective story: far from focusing on the individual experience, the artists in this exhibition tell the lives of other women and other stories, exposing absences and invisibilities that demand a space to be heard.
