Coyolxauhqui

Coyolxauhqui is a searing evocation of femicide in rural Mexico It recasts the dismemberment of the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauhqui by her brother Huitzilopochtli sun human sacrifice and war god A visual poem about the cyclical nature of traditional myths and rituals Coyolxauhqui is part of a trilogy that proposes itself as an act of political resistance exploring the connection of current Mexican femicides to larger cultural formations