Desenterrando (Unearthing)
Installation: video projection, metal-wire, hair, stone beads, broken mirrors, candle wax, pencil, charcoal, and sage ash.
Through a sacred object, María seeks to unearth nostalgia for her grandmother, her native country, and her past and present selves. The video projection dislocates the staticness of the object that hangs from the ceiling with sequences that explore reflections, shadows, excess, and tearing. María uses natural materials to transform this object into a portal of communication with her grandmother, Maritza de la Coromoto, and its shadow is traced into the light of the video projection to form a connection.
