Gloria’s knowledge of the moon goddess, Coyolxauhqui and her violent story of murder, fragmentation, and rebirth as the moon; of becoming the light in the darkness, is the guiding concept that captures the works concertedly. Spanning installation, textiles, painting, print-media, sound, sculpture and contemporary jewellery, this vibrant and eclectic show encourages generous appreciation of the tangled networks that hold us here, together.
According to Anzaldúa, “The Coyolxauhqui imperative is to heal and achieve integration. When fragmentation occur you fall apart and feel as though you’ve been expelled from paradise. The Coyolxauhqui imperative is an ongoing process of making and unmaking. There is never any resolution, just the process of healing. [...] the act of calling back those pieces of the self/ soul that have been dispersed or lost ... after being split, dismembered, or torn apart la persona has to pull herself together, re-member and reconstruct herself on another level” - Gloria E. Anzaldúa.
Installation Images, Photo Document Photography 2022