Invited artist: BEATRIZ BELLORIN
This artwork is part of "hacerse cargo", a mural that I am currently working on, featuring blurred images of mothers carrying their children. The images are sourced social media posts, through which I am creating an ever-growing archive that reflects the constant exposure we have in our era. The term “hacerse cargo”, which translates to 'taking charge' or 'assuming responsibility' in Spanish, underpins the central theme.
In the piece, I explore the conventions of representing motherhood, with particular attention to the act of carrying. This encompasses both the physical act of carrying a child and the metaphorical act of caring for someone, embracing responsibility, and expressing love.
To emphasize the collective representation of children and the role of mothers in our time, I have intentionally blurred the identities of both the mother and child in the images. By doing so, I aim to highlight the universality of the maternal experience is represented in our time.
In my record “hacerse cargo 1.0” I present two of my images that I have shared on my Instagram account, presenting myself as one of the many other mothers who share their motherhood journey through social media accounts.
Beatriz Bellorin is a Venezuelan American artist who explores the intersections of identity, memory, migration, and displacement. She investigates the psychological and sociological effects of these issues. By combining anthropological and ethnographical research, the construction and deconstruction of typologies, and autobiography, she creates pieces in photography, video, and collage.
Her work highlights fragments of memories from lived experiences, employing metaphorical elements that challenge viewers to what they stand for and connect with their inner world.
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One of Beatriz most recognized series is “Distance and Time, a journey of self” which explores her search for identity in London amidst urban alienation and personal disconnection, using an ethnographer's perspective. In “Casualties” she invites the spectator to discover the identity of some of the 25K Venezuelans who died violently during 2014 in blurred panels made from hundreds of crime news clippings. In "Latitude & Longitude", Beatriz reflects on her fragmented identity by revisiting significant geographical spaces that have shaped her, collecting soil samples from each location as part of an interactive archaeological exercise presented on translucent fabric. Since becoming a mother in 2020, she has become interested in exploring motherhood, femininity, and the ways in which memory is conveyed through objects. Through the creation of an archive, she aims to deepen her exploration of these themes and their intersections with questions of identity, belonging, and familial memory.
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Beatriz's work has been exhibited in Venezuela, the United States, and recently in Texas, focusing on Latino art and themes of turmoil, resistance, identity, motherhood, and migration. With a master's degree in visual Anthropology from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Andres Bello Catholic University, Beatriz resides and works in Houston since 2019.
