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Untitled Women
Maria Adela Diaz
United StatesGALLERYCONVERSATION
I hired a seamstress to make thirteen identical dresses, all the same color. The orange color of the...
The piece was intended as a criticism of uniform women who don’t break the cycles or the links that tie her down in the comings and goings of daily life which tend to follow...
I think that this new generation of women has to participate in society and one of the best ways to become involved in the world is through one’s work, I think that work helps us to develop as people and as women and teaches our children to be productive.
I obtained the collaboration of thirteen women who volunteered to participate in this performance even though they
I hired a seamstress to make thirteen identical dresses, all the same color. The orange color of the uniforms was meant to remind the viewer of the uniforms of prisoners who are condemned to death. Then I used a similar make-up scheme for all the women, as well as similar hairstyles and shoes. The idea was to evoke an image of a living mannequin.

The performance consisted of the women walking in a circular fashion from one place to another, repeatedly, without stopping.
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