Thesis to obtain the Master’s Degree in Art Studies
Rojas, Marisol. 2018.
La estampa y su inserción en la esfera pública: censura y sobrevivencia (Printmaking and its Insertion in the Public Sphere: Censorship and Survival) Mexico City: Universidad Iberoamericana
A theoretical research project that problematizes the reproducibility of the image when it enters the public sphere in Mexico and the United States, focusing on the graphic works Portrait of Silvia Elena (Retrato de Silvia Elena) (2008-2018) by the U.S. artist Swoon and Let’s Sow Dreams, Let’s Harvest Hope (2015-2018) by the Mexican collective Lapiztola Stencil. These works, which refer to feminicide and the marginality of indigenous communities in Mexico, were reproduced and censored in public spaces in both countries, leading the artists to explore alternative strategies such as the use of digital platforms, in order to disseminate and guarantee the survival of their images.