Vuelta a Quisqueya · primera obra ancla

Ciguapa

Folklore that will not be caught.

Ciguapa by Victoria Zeder · frontal artwork documentation, dimensional head and cerulean field

English

Ciguapa is the first anchor work of Vuelta a Quisqueya · the piece that encodes the Caribbean body as myth. La Ciguapa is the female Antillean figure with inverted feet · her tracks confuse the pursuer. Folklore that will not be caught.

The dimensional cranium emerges from the cerulean field. One eye closed · one eye open. The double gaze looking inward and outward at the same time · diasporic body inhabiting two places without splitting. Filaments of gold emerge from the cranium · thought made matter. A clinical radiation thermoplastic mesh remains visible beneath the resin as armature of the face · flight carries structure, survival becomes form.

In the lower-left quadrant, beside the neck, two larimar cabochons from the Dominican Republic sit embedded in resin atop the clay impression of my daughter's footprints. Four presences concentrated in one zone of the linen · the geology of Quisqueya in two sizes (mother · mineral daughter), the body of the next generation, and my hand as mediator between the three times.

The work operates by centrifugal force · pushes the viewer outward, sends them searching. It is the piece that opens the cosmology. Conceptual pair to Piedra de Bahoruco · together they do not decorate the Caribbean, they argue it.

Español

Ciguapa es la primera obra ancla de Vuelta a Quisqueya · la pieza que codifica el cuerpo caribeño como mito. La Ciguapa es la figura femenina antillana de pies invertidos · sus huellas confunden al perseguidor. Folklore que no se deja atrapar.

El cráneo dimensional emerge del campo cerúleo. Un ojo cerrado · un ojo abierto. La doble mirada hacia adentro y hacia afuera al mismo tiempo · cuerpo diaspórico que habita dos lugares sin partirse. Filamentos de oro emergen del cráneo · pensamiento hecho materia. Una malla termoplástica clínica de radiación queda visible bajo la resina como armadura del rostro · la huida lleva estructura, la sobrevivencia se hace forma.

En el cuadrante inferior izquierdo, junto al cuello, dos cabujones de larimar dominicano se encuentran embebidos en resina sobre las huellas en arcilla de mi hija. Cuatro presencias en una sola zona del lienzo · la geología de Quisqueya en dos tamaños (madre · hija mineral), el cuerpo de la siguiente generación, y mi mano como mediadora entre los tres tiempos.

La obra opera por fuerza centrífuga · empuja al espectador hacia afuera, lo manda a buscar. Es la pieza que abre la cosmología. Par conceptual de Piedra de Bahoruco · juntas no decoran el Caribe, lo argumentan.

Moving image

The reel.

Ciguapa · Vuelta a Quisqueya · 2026 · process · 4K

Ciguapa · Vuelta a Quisqueya · 2026 · proceso · 4K

Detail views

Closer.

Ciguapa: full artwork studio view with dimensional head and cerulean cascade
Ciguapa: full artwork studio view with dimensional head and cerulean cascade
Ciguapa: full artwork oblique studio documentation
Ciguapa: full artwork oblique studio documentation
Ciguapa: close view of sculpted head, blue field, and circular forms
Ciguapa: close view of sculpted head, blue field, and circular forms
Ciguapa: surface detail of cerulean field and circular forms
Ciguapa: surface detail of cerulean field and circular forms
Ciguapa: side studio view of the dimensional head and field
Ciguapa: side studio view of the dimensional head and field
Ciguapa: process surface detail of the cerulean field and circular forms
Ciguapa: process surface detail of the cerulean field and circular forms
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 01
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 01
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 02
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 02
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 03
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 03
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 04
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 04
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 05
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 05
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 06
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 06
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 07
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 07
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 08
Ciguapa: approved artwork view 08
Ciguapa: archive artwork view
Ciguapa: archive artwork view

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