Duelo Colectivo

Duelo Colectivo (Collective Mourning) is a participatory anti monument dedicated to victims of feminicide and gender based violence worldwide. Constructed from fragile and recycled materials, the work evolves through public participation. During the intervention, visitors are invited to contribute names, messages, memories, and testimonies, transforming the structure into a living collective archive.
Rooted in the context of feminicide in Mexico while connecting to broader global realities of gender based violence, the project creates a space for remembrance, mourning. resistance, and solidarity. Rather than offering a fixed monument, Duelo Colectivo remains open, unfinished, and continually reshaped by those who take part.

Cortina is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans performance, sculpture, muralism, installation, urban intervention, and community based art. Working with recycled and precarious materials, she explores themes of migration, memory, violence, body politics, and collective resistance.
 
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