Alta tensión (postales menstruales) by Francisca Benítez

 
 

Francisca Benítez 

Alta tensión (postales menstruales), 2024

4.5 x 6 in.

Starting Price: $2,000

About the Work

A series of paintings in postcard size made with my last menstruations before entering menopause. This one was made after a day of fieldwork in Pichingal, Chile, where I've been researching the local practices of irrigation.

About the Artist

Francisca Benitez is a multidisciplinary artist. Born in Chile in 1974, lives and works in New York since 1998. Her artistic practice explores relations between space, politics, and language, closely linked to the places where she lives and the communities she interacts with. Her work has been exhibited in biennials, international exhibitions, galleries and museums. She graduated as an architect from the University of Chile (1998) and Master in Fine Arts from Hunter College CUNY (2007).

https://franciscabenitez.org/about-this-site/

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