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Cecilia Paredes: Walking In My Galaxy Blue

Past exhibition
September 21 - November 3, 2023 New York City
Cecilia Paredes, Dafne in Repose, 2022
Cecilia Paredes, Dafne in Repose, 2022
Cecilia Paredes, Dafne in Repose, 2022
Cecilia Paredes, Dafne in Repose, 2022

Cecilia Paredes Peruvian, b. 1950

Dafne in Repose, 2022
Photo performance inkjet print
50 x 27 in
127 x 68.6 cm
Edition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs
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Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Cecilia Paredes, The Beginning, 2023
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Cecilia Paredes, The Beginning, 2023
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Cecilia Paredes, The Beginning, 2023
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Cecilia Paredes, The Beginning, 2023
The myth of Daphne inspires this photo performance. While Daphne appears in various stories of Greco-Roman mythology, she is mostly renowned for her metamorphosis into a laurel tree. The god...
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The myth of Daphne inspires this photo performance. While Daphne appears in various stories of Greco-Roman mythology, she is mostly renowned for her metamorphosis into a laurel tree. The god Cupid cast a curse on the god Apollo, making Daphne the unwilling object of his infatuation. On the contrary, she had received a leaden-tipped arrow from Cupid, triggering a feeling of disgust towards Apollo, who continuously chased her against her wishes. She eventually invoked her father, the river god Peneus, and the Earth to help her just before being kissed by Apollo. Daphne’s father transformed her into a laurel tree, thus foiling her chaser. Paredes seeks to connect with the Earth similarly, transforming herself to call attention to the idea that we are "guests" of Mother Nature but have exploited her.
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Exhibitions

Cecilia Paredes: Walking in My Galaxy Blue, Ruiz-Healy Art, New York, NY, 2023
Cecilia Paredes: The Weaving of Dust, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2023
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