Life in His Mouth, Death Cradles Her Arm
Life in His Mouth, Death Cradles Her Arm
Watch life in his mouth, death cradles her arm CineCalidad. From night to dawn, Ramírez-Figueroa holds a shrouded block of ice until it melts to create a ‘blanket that could weep.’ This performance was made after the death of the artist’s brother and can be seen as a reflection of the high mortality rate of children in Guatemala as a result of the Civil War. He stands in the passageway of General Cemetery in Guatemala City, where burial plots can be rented if people cannot afford to buy a plot - suggesting that for some, even these places of rest are temporary.
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- País: Guatemala
- Director: Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa
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