"Violence against women is not exclusive to any political or economic system; it occurs in every society in the world and without distinction of economic position, race or culture. The power structures of society that perpetuate it are characterized by their deep roots and intransigence. Throughout the world, violence or threats of violence prevent women from exercising and enjoying their human rights." Amnesty International.
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Representations of violence occupy a prominent place in the history of contemporary art, not only in those works that, with the most diverse styles, techniques and material supports, deal with it directly, but also because it permeates everything and becomes a fundamental point of reference when it comes to understanding and valuing it, to grasp its meaning.
What all violence seeks is the annulment of the other. And not necessarily in physical terms, but also in terms of identity annulment. If we assume that a relationship between two people is symmetrical, violence is always aimed at modifying this balance, that through force it annuls the percentage of influence of the other person. In the case of violence against women, there is another important component, which is that of possession and which is aimed at dominating and imposing a series of totalitarian parameters. Because, traditionally, men have been educated based on the idea that women, in some way, belong to them, that they are inferior or something they can handle. The aggressors use this ideological presupposition to justify the violence they exercise.
Violence is not only exercised, it is also experienced on a daily basis, in social and work spaces, and through the media. Gabriela Ulloa resorts to her photographic images, impregnated with concepts and symbolisms, to vindicate her right to identity and freedom, and at the same time, to unload her existential pain, between meanings and signifiers, a consequence of the secondary effects by-products of violence and machismo. She visually and dichotomously confronts Eros and Thanatos to reaffirm the right of every woman to use her body and dress 'freely', without being prejudiced, discriminated, stigmatized, violated and even killed.
Dictomìa is also conceptualized in the fusion of the techniques used to recreate these images: 21st century digital manipulation and 19th century printing on salted paper. The violence and machismo that crosses history, from the first feminist struggles to our days full of technological advances, are reflected in this visual conjunction of time and space. These images of the project 'Hybrids', are the result of the Visual Arts grant: Creators with trajectory, of the State Fund for Culture and the Arts in Hidalgo, 2011 issue.
CURRICULUM VITAE
MA. GUADALUPE GABRIELA GABRIELA ULLOA SOTELO.
LIC. IN VISUAL ARTS
UNIV. AUTONOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO, UAEH.
LAST DEGREE OF STUDIES
Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts
Address: Ex. Hacienda de San Cayetano s/n.
Mineral del Monte Hgo.
2011 FOECAH grant recipient in creators with trajectory.
VENUE: Contemporary Art Gallery, Centro Cultural Universitario Dr. Víctor Manuel Ballesteros García, Morelos 704, Col Centro.
HOURS: Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 18:00 hrs.
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