MOTHER
Premiered at the group show 'Mexico Cool Tour' on Nov 21st 2018, MOTHER is a 150x90cm installation with LEDs, now on permanent display at Cápitan Gallo nightclub in Mexico City.
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About the piece:
All art is a mirror. Over the past year, much of my work has been concerned with trans women in Mexico City and I increasingly understood that the problem with the place of trans people in society has nothing to do with how people perceive them, but everything to do with how people perceive themselves in relation to them. (As one of my models said regarding anyone who has a problem with my work: 'Just tell them to fuck off' - and she's probably right. ) MOTHER is a work full of contradictions: flat yet three dimensional, monochrome and technicolour, cheap but priceless - passive but active... But most of all it is both a mirror and a window: You are no more relevant than a trans person. |
About the model:
Flores is from Argentina and was told that she could make money working as an escort, so began travelling internationally - I met her here in Mexico City. Usually my models are nude, but Flores wanted to wear her boots which lend an aggressive coolness to the image. She was very proud of the images, some of which are included in my album cover box set. The next day she was travelling to a port on the west coast of Mexico, as she knew of a ship that was coming in and that she was hoping to find many clients among the sailors. After that she planned to go to Amsterdam, despite not knowing anyone there. There are a disproportionate number of trans people working in the sex industry, and you have be a brave soul indeed to take the leaps she does. I hope Flores stays safe. |
