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            Artworks  Paola Martínez FiterreDifferent ways to sit on a chair. Performance, 2019Pigment inkjet photo printVariable dimensionsCopyright The ArtistEvery day that passes, I feel that my heart is torn a little more from my chest. Every day that passes is a day I spend far away from the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Every day that passes, I feel that my heart is torn a 
 little more from my chest. Every day that passes is a
 day I spend far away from the ones I love, the ones
 that give life every little bit of meaning. With my work
 I want to emulate the physical separation from them
 and the absence of belonging. I do not feel I belong
 anywhere. There is always this feeling of having to
 accommodate my self to spaces, to others realities. I
 see my self-portraits as an exploration of the
 absence of belonging.
 I became passionate about photography in 2009. 
 Through experiments with my own body I intend to
 alter perceptions of everyday instances, spaces,
 objects, and create new narratives of the feminine.
 These self- portraits have given me the freedom to
 express myself more openly and directly; to explore
 how my gestures and expression might emulate how
 the Cuban, migrant woman and artist is represented
 today. The use of performance, photography and
 mixed media allows me to recreate moments of
 intensity. Sometimes I am looking to confront the
 viewer while maintaining and bring to light questions
 surrounding representation of the female form, what
 is made public and private, voyeurism, and wants
 and desires.
 
 
 
 

