Mercedes Azpilicueta
Lady’s Dreams or Stop right there gentlemen!, 2019Jacquard Textile (wool and cotton)157 × 600 cm (61 13⁄16 × 236 7⁄32 inches)
Ed. 3 + I AP
Mercedes Azpilicueta inquires into the social structures that shape our behavior and modes of expression, and then disassembles them with the expressiveness of her body, sound pieces and installations.
'Lady’s Dream' draws inspiration from the Argentinian legend of Lucia Miranda, a European woman who was captured in the 16th century by the Argentinian indigenous population and later immortalized from a feminist perspective by Eduarda Mansilla in the 19th century. Azpilicueta points to the non-linearity of history and seeks to rewrite the official history in Argentina giving visibility to forgotten voices of literature, using mechanisms such as collage, surrealist humor, myths. Through a constellation of images and references, a cast of animated characters populate the space interrupting and countering the dominant concept of time during Mansilla’s life.
