Victoria Santa Cruz, Artist

Me gritaron negra (They shouted black at me) , 1978

In this remarkable recording of a performance by Victoria Santa Cruz, we follow the curve of identification traced by a character (a woman) in relation to the color of her skin. As a girl she experienced discrimination because of her skin color, but she later embraced it as a source of pride. The performance addresses the black presence in South America, which is often denied and devalued. By forcefully uttering the words "¿Y qué?" (So what?) to the rhythm of clapping hands, which also sets her body in motion, Santa Cruz constructs a powerful metaphor for emancipation.

En este registro excepcional de la performance de Victoria Santa Cruz nos aproximamos a la curva de identificación que sigue un personaje (una mujer) en relación con el color de su piel. Color por el cual cuando ella era niña la discriminaron, pero que en un determinado momento asume con orgullo. La performance remite a la presencia afroamericana en América del Sur, una presencia generalmente negada y excluida. Con su "¿Y qué?" pronunciado con fuerza, al ritmo de las palmas y como punto de partida del movimiento del cuerpo, Santa Cruz construye una poderosa metáfora emancipadora.