The art of war, the war of art

The portrayed body is transformed into a canvas where each added image refers to a certain type of discrimination, stereotype, gender violence, or crime against humanity. The face of the photographed person is covered by a mirror sheet so that those who view the work can interact and identify with the subject of the work itself.

In the title, I reference the book "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu (4th century BC), because women's bodies have been battlegrounds for millennia. Gender-based violence and violence against women constitute an ancient and global war. Through artistic language, I aim to address some battles that are still being fought and that affect all areas of our lives because violence is systemic and its expressions are multiple and transversal. From the art of war, I inverted the words and arrived at the "War of Art," because I believe that art is a means to change the state of things. It starts as a personal moment of reflection, affects the people included in the creative process, and ultimately reaches the viewer, generating new insights.

My desire is that the writings around the figure vanish and that it returns to being as it truly is, free.
A heterogeneous group of women collaborated on this research work and helped me reflect on the issue of gender-based violence. It does not pretend to be exhaustive, but it aims to be a choral work where: If whoever is in the minority perseveres, it determines the victory of a larger enemy. - Sun Tzu.

The Spanish version of the work was donated to the "House of Women" in Palma de Mallorca.

Below are the versions in: English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, Portuguese and Bengali.