Ana Mendieta: Fuego de Tierra

Performance artist and sculptor Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) used the raw materials of nature: water, mud, fire, rock, and grass. Drawing upon the raw spiritual power of Afro-Cuban religion, Mendieta used her art as a ritualistic and symbolic activity to celebrate the forces of life and the continuum of change. A silhouette of her own body inserted in the land emphasizes the relations between the two bodies: female and Earth.

Trailer…