Embossed collage with paper and linen vegetable fibers, toughened with vinyl
Dimensions: 68 x 95 x 5 cm.
Located in the "Casa de los Tiros" Museum in Granada, Spain.
Three figures with burqas (yellow, white and black) caress their cellos (like naked women's bodies) made with natural fibers (color of the flesh) and the viewer cannot avoid asking important questions about the right of women to look at the scene. Identity deprivation? Creativity deprivation? Of what race, yellow, white or black, is the woman who embraces the musical instrument, an artistic symbol of a woman's naked body? On what stage could we hear your concert? What kind of music would we listen to to allow them to express themselves? Can the artist who created this work be punished by the laws of Islam? Can you play a cello without opening your legs? Women make up a majority group in our society, being the exception of that norm of human conduct that always marginalizes minorities ...
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