Object Details
Artist
María Magdalena Campos-Pons, born La Vega, Province of Matanzas, Cuba 1959
Exhibition Label
Campos-Pons’s braided and dreadlocked hair, which meanders across the multipaneled composition, takes the shape of a spiral constellation, or a nest, the temporary home of migrating birds. She created this work, which merges elements of photography, painting, and performance, to explore the parallels between her migration from Cuba and the displacement of Africans during slavery. Each photograph can be read as a dreamy landscape or a lyrical trace of diasporic memories.
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Copyright
© 2004, María Magdalena Campos-Pons
Date
2004
Object number
2013.23A-P
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Photography
Medium
instant color prints
Dimensions
each print: 24 x 20 in. (61.0 x 50.8 cm)
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Department
Graphic Arts
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_2013.23A-P