las malas
“Bad” is subjective. These digital illustrations show two women who made drastic choices when presented with being slaves and being conquered. With Amor de Madre, a Taina mother rather her children drown in the ocean than live as slaves. With Las Sabias, the slave “La Malinche” ends up on “top” by learning to change, assimilate and work the system and thus becoming in a way, immortal

download additional information I provided at the show about these women
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New Work: | flotsam y amargura | camarón que se duerme |
      Series: | las muertas | las malas | las marias | space invaders | flickr |
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