Antimonumenta (Morelia)
 Location | |
| 19°42′10.4″N 101°10′57.2″W / 19.702889°N 101.182556°W | |
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Designer | Feminists |
| Type | Antimonumenta |
| Material | Metal |
| Opening date | 8 March 2021 |
| Dedicated to | Violence against women in Mexico |
An antimonumenta was installed next to the Fuente de las Tarascas, along Francisco I. Madero Avenue in Morelia, Michoacán, on 8 March 2021, the date commemorating International Women's Day, during the annual march of women protesting against gender violence. The sculpture, symbolically named Antimonumenta, was inspired by other similar anti-monuments like the one in Mexico City. The erection of an antimonumenta symbolizes the demand for justice for women who suffer from violence in the country.[1]
The original work was destroyed a few hours after its installation. A replica was installed the following month.[2]
History and installation
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The Antimonumenta was erected by approximately 70 feminists, during the morning of 8 March 2021 on Francisco I. Madero Avenue, next to the Fuente de las Tarascas, in Morelia, Michoacán during the annual International Women's Day march of women protesting against gender violence.[3] The installation of the structure lasted around 30 minutes.[4]
During the night following its installation, the anti-monument was destroyed by unidentified females. The following morning, the installers went to the site to pick up the twisted metal and left flowers in its place,[4] and on their social networks they said: "They took down the Antimonumenta in Michoacán, but today an altar was born in its place".[5]
On the afternoon of 25 April of the same year, the collective installed a replica and commented that they will place it "as many times as necessary until women in Michoacán live free, happy and safe".[6][2]
During the demonstrations on 2 October, in honor of the Tlatelolco massacre, two unidentified men vandalized the Antimonumenta and Las Tarascas Fountain with slogans referring to the 2014 Iguala mass kidnapping.[7]
Description and meaning
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The original Antimonumenta was painted completely in purple and it was represented with the symbol of the feminist struggle, which is based on the symbol of Venus with a raised fist in the center. In feminism, the color represents "loyalty, constancy towards a purpose [and] unwavering firmness towards a cause".[4][8] It was a metal sculpture whose upper part had written in Spanish, in violet capital letters: "Alive, free and happy", while on the arm of the cross it was written, "Not one more!".[4] According to the installers, it represents the victims of femicide,[9] as well as a method to invoke compassion, empathy and solidarity towards their cause.[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Tello Arista, Irene (May 2021). "Arrebatar las narrativas" [To snatch the narratives]. Revista de la Universidad de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b Franco, Paola (25 April 2021). "Feministas de Michoacán reinstalan Antimonumenta en Morelia" [Michoacán feminists reinstall Antimonumenta in Morelia]. El Sol de Morelia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Ayala, Kayla (8 March 2021). "Feministas levantan Antimonumenta en Las Tarascas" [Feminists raise Antimonumenta at Las Tarascas]. El Sol de Morelia. Morelia. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Mendoza, Celic (9 March 2021). "Ni un día duró la antimonumenta en Morelia, Michoacán" [Antimonumenta did not even last a day in Morelia, Michoacán]. Monitor Expresso. Michoacán. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Destruyen en Morelia Antimonumenta contra violencia de género y feminicidios" [Antimonumenta for gender violence and femicides in Morelia destroyed]. Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Padilla, Blanca (25 April 2021). "Colectivos reinstalan antimonumenta en las Tarascas" [Colevtives reinstall Antimonumenta at Las Tarascas]. Meganoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Armando (2 October 2021). "Grafitean la Antimonumenta y la Fuente de las Tarascas" [Antimonumenta and Las Tarascas Fountain graffitied]. El Sol de Morelia. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ García, Paula (6 March 2019). "Este es el origen de los símbolos feministas" [This is the origin of the feminist symbols]. Hipertextual (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Ek, Rodrigo (11 March 2021). "Destruyen antimonumenta en Morelia" [Antimonumenta in Morelia destroyed]. SDP Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ Hernández Martínez, Andrea (9 March 2021). "Daño de antimonumenta no es un hecho aislado: Asamblea de Mujeres Michoacán" [Damages to the Antimonumenta are not an isolated event: Assembly of Women from Michoacán]. Tribuna Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2022.