Acrylic in wooden box
29 x 13 x 5 in.

This piece was made to honor the hundreds of people who disappeared during the Holy Inquisition in Peru. The church on the woman’s dress is where machines of torture and skeletons of people who died during this dark period. Their remains were plainly laid in catacombs beneath the church, with nothing offered for their memory. Tapada Limeña was the name given to women in this era of Lima who covered the entirety of their heads with a shawl, save for one eye. This attire was not a result of puritanism from the church—just the opposite. It granted women freedom through anonymity, escaping the oppression of both the church and men. In this piece, I honor them as well.