Espectro indígena
Pedro Lasch
Espejo negro 13 a 21
[Indigenous Spectrum: Black Mirror 13 to 21]
This piece is part of a series of site-specific installations, titled Black Mirror/Espejo negro, in which Lasch explores representations of coloniality through physically and psychologically intersecting reflections that bring different historical moments into present.
The piece is composed of “black mirrors” that combine representations of “Indianness”, drawn from Mexico’s postcolonial cultural repertoire, with pre-Hispanic masks placed at the viewer’s eye-level. By incorporating the viewer’s body into the interplay between these portraits and reflections, Lasch puts pressure on the cultural associations and racial constructions that constitute the split identity of the post-colonial spectator.
PEDRO LASCH (1975)
Espectro indígena: espejo negro 13 a 21, 2014
Indigenous Spectrum: Black Mirror 13 to 21
Installation. Photographic prints behind tinted glass and pre-Hispanic figures on metal structures and wooden bases
Variable dimensions
Gift of the artist, 2016
