Soy Mis Antepasadas (I’m My Ancestors), Acrylic on Canvas. 48 x 36.5.
@arte_duran_chicago | Soy Mis Antepasadas (I am My Ancestors) represents the strength of our ancestors’ spirit that lives within Indigenous peoples. A hummingbird appears in the form of a trail of smoke from a clay pot. This smoke is copal, which is originally used like incense by indigenous peoples in Mexico and Central America to cleanse their environment from harm. The monarch butterfly wings on the large indigenous activist figure with a traditional shawl, symbolizes migration as a natural form of life, beyond the political and patriarchal borders. She is large in stance to represent the power of being an indigenous woman with strong ancestral beliefs, that fights to reclaim our time & life that is sacred, taken away by capitalism. In contrast, a blurred figure of a man in a suit, represents the patriarchy such as the army, police, CEOs, politicians, men in uniforms that are part of a capitalistic system that is inhumane. One cannot see clearly their harm and historical motives against women, children and indigenous peoples. But our ancestors, we are still here, fighting against this inhumane way of life that hurts our quality of life and mother earth.
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Exhibition Artists | Giovanna Aguirre-Peresson • Noa Alemán • Lex Applewhite • Danielle Arend • Bria Bridges • Luis Carrasco • Katie Cercone • San Chen • Juana Duran Charicata • Jason Guzman • Insidious Studios • Akira Iyashikei • Tai Kojro-Badziak • Kevin C. Lawler • Sara Laureano • Sunshine Lombre • Catherine (Yiwen) Lyu • Lisa Mannion • Victor Manuel Manzo Meneses • Dani Massey • Cara Mastanduno • Toni Maugeri • Mark Nelson • Earica Parrish • Gabriel Patti • Luna Rail • Maria Requenia • Amiya Ross • Evelyn Rubi Hernandez • Kaltra Seferi • Zelda Jane Thorn • Hope Wood • Araceli Zuniga