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Photo: Lisa Palomino

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Despojo
Instituto de Visión, Bogota, Colombia.
Curated by Beatriz Lopez

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This work refers to the disputes associated with the access, property rights and use of natural resources in the Colombian department of Chocó, an area where a predominantly black and indigenous population has endured various cycles of war, impoverishment, exclusion and violent land dispossessions. This work also reflects on extractivist policies and the large-scale exploitation of copper, as well as the impact of the mining industry suffered by the Chocoan population.

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A curtain built with zinc tiles, which were previously shot at with different fire guns, isolates me and obstructs the view of my body for the audience. On the other side, I stand naked with my hands tied with copper wire, turning my back to a wall painted with the colors of the Chocoan flag. Members of the audience are invited individually to contemplate my body through the holes made by the impact of the bullets.

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