Sandra Del Pilar Meksika, 1973
Hablando de Paz y de Guerra II, 2024
Oil, acrylic and fluorescent chalks on canvas and transparent fibers
145 x 145 cm
In Hablando de paz y de guerra II, del Pilar shifts the focus to the power of language, challenging the reduction of Malintzin to a mere “translator.” By contrasting Christian...
In Hablando de paz y de guerra II, del Pilar shifts the focus to the power of language, challenging the reduction of Malintzin to a mere “translator.” By contrasting Christian and indigenous concepts of the divine, the work frames mediation as a transformative cultural and political act. Referencing indigenous visual sources such as the Florentine Codex and the Lienzo de Tlaxcala, del Pilar repositions Malintzin as a strategic political actor navigating asymmetrical power relations in pursuit of autonomy.