Political Implications of Violence in the Private Sphere in the Series of Tables Unland (1995-1998) and Plegaria Muda (2008-2010) by Doris Salcedo

Authors

  • Diana Torres Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/eishir.v10i28.1324

Keywords:

Doris Salcedo, Tables, Publicy/private, Unland, Plegaria muda, Art, Violence

Abstract

Among the artistic productions of Doris Salcedo, prior to the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the guerrilla movement FARC (2016), two sculptural groups -Unland (1995-1998) and Plegaria muda (2008-2010)- were produced with tables as a material and conceptual structure. This article shows how the subjection of furniture to a two-sided level of violence suggests the political nature of victimization in the private sphere. To show it, I will contextualize the works in the historical moment in which they were created. Then I will examine its symbolics by indicating common and contrasting elements. At last, I will analyze the politics in the series and give an account of how violence, while exercised in the private sphere, constitutes a public phenomenon of a political nature.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Torres Silva, D. . (2020). Political Implications of Violence in the Private Sphere in the Series of Tables Unland (1995-1998) and Plegaria Muda (2008-2010) by Doris Salcedo. Estudios Del ISHiR, 10(28). https://doi.org/10.35305/eishir.v10i28.1324