Regiones Remotas

Following the theme of "Tierra Incógnita" (Unknown Land), the following project seeks to represent the history of Peruvian and South American women. The colonialist patriarchy has written our history and mapped our land. My present is constructed with the stories of the past conditioned by the patriarchy of white supremacy.

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What personalities do we decide to remember as part of our collective history? How did they define and relate to their times? How do they shape our community in the present?

Men have been shaping our history, making themselves the main characters. It is necessary to change how we look at our territory to see some women appear. But, which are the ones that become present? 

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In these two maps, I have included photos of women who have contributed to our collective history. Most are well-known personalities in their respective countries. Others are unknown. The search of online archives showed how influential countries, like Argentina and Chile, overshadow the past of countries such as Paraguay, Suriname and French Guiana. In the case of Guyana, the only women who surfaced were the victims of the Jonestown mass suicide.

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Regions, where diverse memories are absent from our history, are portrayed. The cross-knit looping, a pre-hispanic technique that has been lost over the years, traces these areas. This technique connects the photos, creating a unified territory of texture and color. The cross-knit looping speaks of memory. A diverse group of women is depicted in knitting. 

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And one question remains: to what extent would we have to keep changing how we look our space to fully unearth the untold history of the peripheral regions?