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OPHELIA

OPHELIA. 2017. Intervention / Performance. Woman, clothing, soil. Duration 40 min.

A woman was buried in the kitchen of a house in her hometown, San Felipe, Hidalgo, Mexico.
This work was inspired by John Everett Millais’s painting Ophelia, which in turn references the character from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.

A house with natural soil flooring was selected and a hole was dug. The woman was partially buried and remained motionless for the duration of the piece.

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© 2024 by Rafael Ibarra

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