Luz Ladrón de Guevara

Photographer
 
The aesthetics of destruction
Public Project
The aesthetics of destruction
Copyright Luz Ladrón de Guevara 2024
Updated Jul 2024
Location Mexico City
Topics Art, Feminism, Journalism, Photography, Photojournalism, Social Justice, Street
Summary
With this photographic work, I want to show that iconoclasm in feminist marches is not only an act of destruction but also an act of creation. It is a way of reclaiming physical and symbolic spaces that have been historically denied to women, of redefining public space and challenging power structures. These actions are a cry of resistance against a patriarchal system that continues to perpetuate inequality and injustice.
Iconoclasm is the term used to describe the destruction of images, monuments, and all kinds of symbols that represent the dominant political, economic, and religious classes, as a form of rejection and protest against the social conditions of the moment.

In a country like Mexico, where 10 women are murdered every day, and where all kinds of peaceful protests have been held to get the authorities to do something to protect them, without achieving anything, mexican women have decided to show their anger and indignation by making graffiti and seeking to damage symbols such as the Angel of Independence, the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the National Palace.

With this photographic work, I want to show that iconoclasm in feminist marches is not only an act of destruction but also an act of creation. It is a way of reclaiming physical and symbolic spaces that have been historically denied to women, of redefining public space and challenging power structures. These actions are a cry of resistance against a patriarchal system that continues to perpetuate inequality and injustice.
Iconoclasia es el nombre que se da a la destrucción de imágenes, monumentos y toda clase de símbolos que representan a las clases política, económica y religiosa dominantes, como forma de rechazo y protesta ante las condiciones sociales del momento.

En un país como México, en el que son asesinadas 10 mujeres al día, en donde se han realizado toda clase de protestas pacíficas buscando que las autoridades hagan algo para protegerlas, sin lograr nada, mujeres mexicanas han decidido demostrar su enojo e indignación haciendo pintas y buscando dañar símbolos como el Ángel de la Independencia, la Catedral Metropolitana y el Palacio Nacional.

Con este trabajo fotográfico quiero mostrar que la iconoclasia en las marchas feministas no es sólo un acto de destrucción, sino también un acto de creación. Es una forma de reclamar espacios físicos y simbólicos que han sido históricamente negados a las mujeres, de resignificar el espacio público y desafiar las estructuras de poder. Estas acciones son un grito de resistencia contra un sistema patriarcal que continúa perpetuando la desigualdad y la injusticia.
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