Statement, performance, Vienna, 2024

Esta obra es una auto-reflexión sobre la negritud, las mujeres negras, el cuerpo negro, los artistas negros y la representación. Haré una selección de entrevistas que he realizado para vocalizarlas durante la performance. Durante esta acción e intervención arquitectónica la negritud será extendida con medias panties por toda la cúpula de Secession.

The intervention into the architecture of the dome is the first in many years, its radically altered the Secession’s appearance for one week in honor of Black women. Inspired by the Bantu knots, a traditional hairstyle originated by the Zulu in South Africa that is over a century old, Delahante Matienzo’s project transformed the golden dome into a black one: Bantu knots adorned the dome’s ca. 2,500 leaves. The artist delved into the subject of natural hair and the oppressive beauty ideals that Black women contend with in a number of works.                                                       Bettina Spörr