Barbie Homotopia, 2021
This series is made up of unique works that were used as paddles to bid during the 2nd Terremoto Benefit Auction, which was held on Thursday, March 11, 2021.
By revisiting the nationwide demonstrations led by the group “National Family Front’’ that managed to revoke the inclusion of sexual diversity in educational content and same-sex marriage in some parts of Mexico, this project explores the political potentialities of body aesthetics through the making of a series of 30 dolls depicting the protagonists of antagonistic groups – members of the LGBT+ Pride parade and the March for the Family of Mexican conservatives.
Like dolls, bodies are exploited by conservative power groups to obliterate what they consider a threat to their values: equal rights. The harmony of the white shirts and the sky blue scarves harbored by the protesters of the National Family Front, defeated the colorful spectacle of sexual freedom displayed by the LGBT+ movement that supported equal rights and educational policies.
In order to shed light on the inequality of rights in Mexico and share it with a community of collectors in Mexico, these polarized paddles between LGBTQIA+ and conservatives seek to raise awareness and foster solidarity and alliances with queer artists.
