Ana Mendieta Selected Film Works (1981)

Some of the films are presented in tandem in darkened interiors that resemble the caves where Mendieta sculpted some of her final works One film depicts the artist lying naked in a creek suggesting cleansing and rebirth In another film Keane College Volcano at Galerie Lelong the wind is gently stirring a mound of ash that swirls up from a stone forms breast The bluish powder twirls up and teasingly dissipates This breathless little dancethis choreographed chance of the elements is the best Ana Mendieta may have written her name on the earth in disappearing ink but she did it so well that we cant erase it