Performance - "¡Abuela, viva la coca libre!" by Kay Zevallos Villegas (KAY)

¡Abuela, viva la coca-libre! brings together materials, forms of knowledge, and bodies that have been historically criminalized and subjected to violence by systems of domination, borders, and control policies. The work evokes the artist's family memory - specifically the figure of her grandmother, who would read coca leaves as an ancestral way of interpreting the world. Through wax sculptures crafted with coca-leaf powder that replicate the Statue of Liberty, KAY interrogates the historical contradictions between the ideals of freedom and the mechanisms of control that limit bodily autonomy. For this new, original performance, KAY invites artists Elyla and Juliet Morales to participate. 

This event will take place at the Maison de l'Amérique latine (courtyard from 6:30PM). The first part of the artist walking from the Statue of Liberty to the Maison de l'Amérique latine will start before and will be possible to watch it live on Instagram.