Synopsis "Amalgama: Women, Identity & Diaspora (in English)"
The book brings together the work of eight artists from seven Latin American nationalities based in the United Kingdom and Europe. Vanessa Enriquez (Mexico), Renata Fernández (Venezuela), Viviana Troya (Colombia), Cruz María Vallespir (Chile), Susana Saravia (Argentina), Silvia Lockhart (Uruguay), Sabrina Collares and Juliana Pazutti (Brazil).Likewise, the book contains four essays that study the relationship between women, identity and diaspora. Daniela Galan, the curator of the exhibition and director of Amalgama, offers an analysis on the complexities of developing a unified Latin American identity in the diaspora. Jasmin Ruiz Diaz, a PhD candidate of Kings College London and editor of Vos Magazine, explore the female gaze in time of selfies. In this essay, the Paraguayan writer presents her arts-based research project #KuñaJesareko in contrast with the work of Colombian artists Viviana Troya, to reflect on the concept of the contemporary female Latin American gaze. Furthermore, in her essay, Laura Montañés, who holds a Masters in Art, Law and Business at Christie's Education, studies hybridisation processes and cultural mobility in order to analyse the work of Sabrina Collares and Fernando Laposse. Finally, Isabel Veninga, chief editor of Strand Magazine, (the cultural magazine of King's College London), reflects on textile art and the Latin American diaspora in her essay about Cruz Maria Vallespir's Mi Casa installation and the Gunadule textiles.
