Xandra Ibarra is an interdisciplinary artist that also goes by the name, "La Chica Boom". When I first went through her page, I thought her art was interesting. I immediately knew she was voicing the social oppression women face by being objectified so I decided to view her art with an open mind. Her art is extreme and might make some feel a little uncomfortable but I figured that was the reaction she was hoping to get from her viewers. The piece that I liked was: Turn around sidepiece. In this video, I saw a rock that turned around in a 360-degree spin. On top of the rock was a naked woman who was moving around on top of the rock as the rock was spinning. I could not see her face because her long hair was covering it. That could be a representation of of how women are not seen except for their bodies. As she moved on the rock, she would place herself in certain positions that were sexual but not in a way that was being seductive, more like demonstrating. I looked at her nakedness as something normal, not something to be desired. As I analyzed the piece more, I thought to myself that the rock could be a representation of Earth and the spinning of the rock as the days going by. The lady on the rock is the side piece that someone is using, and she knows it, and that is why in some of her positions she is just casually sitting up as if she is in deep thought. Apparently, as the side piece she doesn't have anywhere to go so she just continues where she is at.
My question to Xandra would be, what inspired her to show nakedness in mobility?
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