Utopía del blanqueamiento

Lima 2013

This installation merges video and sculpture to explore South America’s colonial legacy and its impact on the construction of both individual and collective identities. Utopía del blanqueamiento, a video of static family portraits, reflects the persistent belief that skin color confers power and superiority. Projected onto a rotating cube of broken mirrors, the images fragment and scatter across the space, inviting viewers to confront and deconstruct these enduring stereotypes. The dynamic reflections encourage a reassembly of meaning, symbolizing the reconstruction of identity in the face of inherited narratives.