Artists
Regina José Galindo
The work of Regina José Galindo (1974, Guatemala City, Guatemala) stands out as one of the most relevant proposals of contemporary performance in Latin America. In her work, she uses her own body as a tool of resistance to bring to light and condemn the structures of social violence and the human rights violations present across her native Guatemala and in contemporary societies. With a strong ethical commitment, the artist explores the intersection of the repression faced by indigenous peoples, the exploitation of natural resources, the horrors of civil war and forced migrations, revealing an enduring oppression caused by a colonial heritage that still exists in today's power structures. Born in the final years of the Guatemalan civil war (1960-1996), a period with more than 200,000 deaths or disappearances, Galindo's work is nourished by this history of violence, resistance and struggle for justice. Her creations become a vehicle for remembering the silenced bodies and (for) claiming collective memory.
