Hello Jaclyn!
I found your statement very accurate that finding of our own
identity is an ultimate challenge in our lives, and Laura Aguilar has perfectly
overcome this challenge. I am not sure if her photographs should be categorized
as Chicana, “non-traditional,” or post-Chicana art; however her works carry
strong messages which go beyond all physical borders.
It is interesting to me that
you chose Three Eagles Flying, over her other photographs with nature,
as her best work. It definitely sends the message to all people whom had the
same conflict, to feel being related to both cultures and simultaneously being
trapped by them. In this piece, her legs are wrapped in the rope so she cannot
move; her hand are wrapped so she is powerless to make a change; her face is
covered so we cannot recognize her; and her breasts are exposed so we know that
she is a woman. Therefore, Jaclyn you have a great observation of this image
which indicates that her identity, body, and femininity are strongly entangled
with both American and Mexican cultures.
As you mentioned her face is covered in Three Eagles Flying, I
just noticed that we cannot see her face in most of her photographs. Maybe
through this ambiguity, she wants to encourage people with the same
difficulties to love their true selves and follow her path.
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