Serie Aquas, La Habana
Artist
Marta María Pérez Bravo
(Cuban, b. 1959)
Date1984
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (36.2 × 24.1 cm)
Support (1): 15 11/16 × 10 7/8 in. (39.8 × 27.6 cm)
Support (2): 14 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (37.1 × 24.9 cm)
Mat: 24 × 19 1/8 in. (61 × 48.6 cm)
Support (1): 15 11/16 × 10 7/8 in. (39.8 × 27.6 cm)
Support (2): 14 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (37.1 × 24.9 cm)
Mat: 24 × 19 1/8 in. (61 × 48.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Lucy R. Lippard, 1999
Object number1999.15.232
DescriptionThree vine covered tree trunks (?). At the junction of 2 trunks is a mass of white rope-like material cascading down giving the illusion of a waterfall.eMuseum Notes
Cuban-born artist Marta María Pérez Bravo created this intervention in the Cuban landscape by making hundreds of strands of paper to create a visual waterfall. This piece pre-dates the artist's self-portraits, which are performances before the camera using her own body as an altar. Oftentimes, she uses symbols or references to the Afro-Cuban religion, Santeria.
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