Quisqueya Henríquez

Helado hecho de agua de Mar Caribe (Ice Cream Made from Water from the Carribean Sea)

Maker

Quisqueya Henríquez (Dominican, 1966)

Title

Helado hecho de agua de Mar Caribe (Ice Cream Made from Water from the Carribean Sea)

Year

2002

Dimensions

76.2 x 76.2 cm (30 x 30 inches)

Identification

Edition

2/3

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2005.17

Type

Exhibition History

Island Nations
New Art from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Oct 29, 2004 – Jan 20, 2005

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Quisqueya Henríquez uses sensory experience to break down the cultural and psychological distances between the Caribbean and the rest of the world. This photograph was created in conjunction with an interactive performance/installation for which the artist worked with an ice cream company to bring her ocean directly to the palates of foreign audiences as a transubstantiated, universally salty treat.

Henríquez utiliza la experiencia visceral para eliminar las distancias culturales y psicológicas entre el Caribe y el resto del mundo. Esta fotografía fue creada junto con un proyecto interactivo en el cual la artista trabajó en colaboración con una fábrica de helados para hacer llegar su océano directamente a los paladares de audiencias foráneas, como una delicia transustanciada y universalmente salada.

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Quisqueya Henríquez (Dominican, 1966)
Helado hecho de agua de Mar Caribe (Ice Cream Made from Water from the Carribean Sea), 2002
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76.2 x 76.2 cm (30 x 30 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2005.17

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