| Maker(s): | Romero, Cara
| | Culture: | Indigenous American, Chemehuevi (1977-)
| | Title: | 3 Sisters
| | Date Made: | 2022
| | Type: | Photograph
| | Materials: | Archival pigment print on Legacy Platine paper
| | Measurements: | Sheet: 27 1/2 x 36 1/16 in; 69.8 x 91.6 cm; Image: 23 5/16 x 32 in; 59.2 x 81.3 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (black ink): Cara Romero ; TITLE: recto, lwr. ctr. (black ink): "3 SISTERS" ; EDITION: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): 10/13
| | Accession Number: | UM 2024.76
| | Credit Line: | Purchase with the Lois B. Torf (Class of 1946) Collecting Fund and selected for public vote by Fall 2024 UMass Collecting 101 students: Mubashira Aamir, Asherah Alpert, Suzanne Bagia, Kit Bold, Leonard Bonn, Zahra Ilyas, Arlo Kellie, Talia Markarian, Mervedie Ntenda, Barrett Pettine, Alejandra Salva-Martorell, Zoe Torres, Tina Vo, Kate Zelley
| | Museum Collection: | University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMASS Amherst
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Label Text:
From the Cara Romero website:
From a newer genre of Native Futurism: "3 SISTERS" refers to the indigenous science (sometimes called T.E.K. or Traditional Ecological Knowledge) of 3 Sisters gardens implemented by many tribes that demonstrates the sophisticated empirical science that has helped tribes live sustainably and in harmony with our environments for 1000s of years. "3 Sisters" imagines a future where Native women hold a sacred role in the healing and balance of our Earth. The wires are "plugged into" their hearts, minds, and life-giving energies - the things our futures depend upon for survival. Further, we can imagine that despite the ever-changing landscapes of lifeways and culture, we will take our ancestral designs well into the future as they are ever-permanent. Each woman wears tribally specific vernacular from their Tribes, digitally remastered on their bodies. It is meant to be light and serious, hopeful and uplifting.
Tags:
indigenous people; women; nudes; stars; clouds Link to share this object record:
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