EVA ROCHA: CORPUS OF MEMORY

Born during what are frequently referred to as Brazil's anos de chumbo, or "years of lead," artist Eva Rocha (b. 1967) speaks unflinchingly of her memories of an era beset with the fears of unexplained disappearance and the anxieties of unknowing. Works including two 2015 mixed media...

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Published inWoman's art journal Vol. 39; no. 2; p. 12
Main Author Jacobs, Fredrika
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Woman's Art, Inc 22.09.2018
Subjects
Installation art
Memory
Mixed media
Personal profiles
Rocha, Eva
Sculpture
Video art
Visual artists
Women
Brazil
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Summary:Born during what are frequently referred to as Brazil's anos de chumbo, or "years of lead," artist Eva Rocha (b. 1967) speaks unflinchingly of her memories of an era beset with the fears of unexplained disappearance and the anxieties of unknowing. Works including two 2015 mixed media installations which respectively project videos of four and sixteen female nudes cramped into travel trunks and packing crates, resonate similarly with those memories. Rocha chooses her materials with care, and preferred materials acquired without monetary transaction. For much of her life, materials produced expressly for the making of works of art were hard to find and too costly to acquire. Her life experiences vibrate through her mixed-media and sculptural installations and canvases on which stirring, seemingly simple images are created with a single thread.
ISSN:0270-7993
2158-8457