Plegaria a la Virgen (Stretched) - 58" by 40"

58in by 40in

In this piece, La Caridad del Cobre is depicted in the sea where, according to legend, she was found by the three Juanes. She is covered with a blue cloth full of stars (Stella Maris), evoking the Virgin Mary. The woman, the mother, and the divinity. 

The image of the Virgin, with the mantle in its entirety, takes the shape of a female reproductive organ. The mother who, with pain, watches her children leave, the broken heart that neither heals nor closes, the boats representing movement and migration, and the syncretism with Oshun, the goddess of the Yoruba pantheon. 

The prayer is embroidered as if sewn into the skin, like a tattoo that cannot be erased. The representation of the Holy Grail, with poplar leaves that bloom like spermatozoa, symbolizing the masculine. And the Holy Trinity, represented by the tree that forms the Grail with three leaves, symbolizing hope and rebirth.