María María Acha-Kutscher’s work focuses particularly on women--their history, their fight for emancipation and equality, and the cultural construction of femininity. Her work fulfils a dual function as both an artistic product and as an instrument in the fight for woman’s demands.
8M, Buenos Aires 2018.Digital drawing based on Vale Dranovsky's photo. Poderosas project, organitzat per M.A.f.I.A
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Protest over La Manada rape case. España, 2018. Digital drawing based on Ivan Alvarado' photo /Reuters.
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Although we can see other works by Acha-Kutsher in the exhibition “So many women in one and the same”, this installation titled “Indignadas” (Outraged) serves as a continuation of the message against gender-based violence, a further addition to the dialogue of the two exhibitions that celebrate feminism.
“Indignadas” is a visual representation of female participation in public protests around the world. The drawings are based on photographs from the print and alternative media, and act as a testimony of both the female struggle and women’s fundamental role in social movements.
The installation in the second hall shows an extensive collection of drawings which the artist has produced during the last 10 years, focused exclusively on movements against gender-based violence around the world. The goal is to promote grassroots feminist collectives and movements that are not only fighting for our rights, but also our lives.
Biography
María María Acha-Kutscher was born in Lima, Peru in 1968 and is a Spanish citizen. In 2001, after working in advertising in Mexico City, she moved to Madrid, where she currently resides, and began her career as an artist. Since her arrival to Spain, Acha-Kutscher has been a part of the independent art scene and has participated in debates on political culture in Madrid and artists’ rights. Since 2003, she has been the co-director, along with Tomás Ruiz-Rivas, of the experimental project Antimuseo (Anti-museum).
The main focus of María María’s work is women--their history, their fight for freedom and equality, as well as the cultural construction of femininity. Using drawing and photographic collage as a starting point, the artist creates extensive archives that represent a constant attempt to maintain our memory in a society that encourages its dissolution. With a patriarchal system in the spotlight, her work becomes an instrument of political struggle, but at the same time it also acts as a testimony to the concerns and demands of contemporary feminist movements.
Marea Verde rally, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2018. Digital drawing based on Natacha Pisarenko's photo /Associated Press
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Protest over La Manada rape case. Malaga, España 2018
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From one end of the planet to the other, the voices that speak out against gender violence are many and they will not be silenced despite reactionary attempts. We still have, as we can see here, our bodies, our words, our cries and our images. They want to silence us, but they will meet us head on.
Semíramis González
