In Chuquicamata women found a way to get visibility and access to political representation. They played the system and got to be recognized as the female branch of the Cobreloa soccer team. They never kicked the ball. Visibility brought the possibility of presenting candidates for the largest labor union in the country. Later Mirta Moreno was elected as the president of the Copper workers labor union, the largest in the country, representing over 4000 workers in the mining industry.
Photos by Fari Eshraghi
Copper point, copper leaf, malachite, one soccer ball bounce, masking tape on paper, mirror, hinges and wood/ Dibujo en punta de cobre sobre papel, malaquita, 1 bote de pelota de futbol, espejo, bisagras y madera
18”H, 20”L, 12”W. 2021
Double sided drawing, 1033 soccer ball bounces, charcoal, malachite, azurite, copper point drawing on paper, table, tilted mirror
Dibujo doble, 1033 botes de pelota de futbol, carbón, dibujo punta de cobre, malaquita y azurita sobre papel, mesa, espejo inclinado.
30”H, 62”L, 48”W. 2021
Double sided drawing, 1033 soccer ball bounces, charcoal, malachite, azurite, copper point drawing on paper, table, tilted mirror
Dibujo doble, 1033 botes de pelota de futbol, carbón, dibujo punta de cobre, malaquita y azurita sobre papel, mesa, espejo inclinado.
30”H, 62”L, 48”W. 2021
Double sided drawing, 1033 soccer ball bounces, charcoal, malachite, azurite, copper point drawing on paper, table, tilted mirror
Dibujo doble, 1033 botes de pelota de futbol, carbón, dibujo punta de cobre, malaquita y azurita sobre papel, mesa, espejo inclinado.
30”H, 62”L, 48”W. 2021
Copper leaf, charcoal, gouache on paper
Hoja de cobre, carbon y gouache sobre papel
2022
Double sided drawing, 2624 soccer ball bounces, charcoal, azurite, copper point drawing on paper, hinges, mirror and wood
Dibujo doble, 2624 botes de pelota de futbol, carbón, dibujo punta de cobre, azurita sobre papel, espejo, bisagras, y madera.
2022
Double sided drawing, 2624 soccer ball bounces, charcoal, azurite, copper point drawing on paper, hinges, mirror and wood
Dibujo doble, 2624 botes de pelota de futbol, carbón, dibujo punta de cobre, azurita sobre papel, espejo, bisagras, y madera.
2022
Double sided drawing, 2624 soccer ball bounces, charcoal, azurite, copper point drawing on paper, hinges, mirror and wood
Dibujo doble, 2624 botes de pelota de futbol, carbón, dibujo punta de cobre, azurita sobre papel, espejo, bisagras, y madera.
2022
drawings from She Never Kicked the Ball (2624 bounces)
Double sided drawing, 2624 soccer ball bounces, charcoal, azurite, copper point drawing on paper, hinges, mirror and wood
Dibujo doble, 2624 botes de pelota de futbol, carbón, dibujo punta de cobre, azurita sobre papel, espejo, bisagras, y madera.
2022
Double sided drawing, XX soccer ball bounces, charcoal, azurite, burnt sienna pigment, copper point drawing on paper, hinges, mirror and wood
Dibujo doble, XX botes de pelota de futbol, carbón, dibujo punta de cobre, azurita y pigmento siena tostada, sobre papel, espejo, bisagras, y madera.
2021
Double sided drawing, copper point, malachite, azurite, 5 soccer ball bounces on paper.
Dibujo doble, en punta de cobre sobre papel, malaquita, azurita y 5 botes de pelota de futbol sobre papel.
38”H, 50”W. 2021
detail
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detail
This is the drawing that started the whole series. I was trying to bring together the story of women organizing for political representation and social change, together with the material and the industry that provided the setting for their pursuit.
Este es el dibujo que marco el inicio de esta serie. Mi intención era encontrar una forma para dar cuerpo a la historia de un grupo de mujeres organizándose para alcanzar representación política y generar cambios sociales junto al material y la industria que sitúa su lucha.
Copper point, and guache, copper residues and 3 soccer ball bounces
30”H, 50”W. 2021
Work in progress
Work in progress
Work in progress
Work in progress
Glass, copper leaf and one bounce of a soccer ball on paper, and plaster mold
7"H x 12"L x 5"W. 2022
She Never Kicked a ball (public art maquette)
Oil on canvas on board, glass and ceramic
24”H, 24”L, 12”W. 2021
She Never Kicked a ball (public art maquette)
Oil on canvas on board, glass and ceramic
24”H, 24”L, 12”W. 2021
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