Desde que el hombre decidi que Dios fuera masculino, ha ejercido su poder sobre la mujer, juzg ndola e imponiendo su conducta hegem nica. Eva siguiendo la estela de Lilith comi de la fruta prohibida e hizo a Ad n su c mplice. El Dios masculino los expuls del para so. La serie fotogr fca que presento es una cr tica al patriarcado. Cuestiono la imagen de la mujer que se ha perpetuado a trav s de la historia utilizando como recurso las representaciones ic nicas de la Virgen Mar a. En muchas culturas la mujer ha sido subyugada al hombre y vista como un objeto de deseo o sometimiento. La religi n cat lica ha colaborado imponiendo esta imagen idealizada y reduccionista de la mujer a trav s de la figura de la Virgen Mar a. De esta manera se justifca la opresi n y el control masculino sobre las mujeres e impone un modelo ideal de feminidad, satanizando cualquier otro. He querido aportar otra refexi n sobre la construcci n social del g nero y la forma como la religi n y el patriarcado han infuido en la imagen de la mujer. Forzada por la naturaleza a parir con dolor y obligada por la sociedad a criar sin queja. "Since man decided that God was masculine, he has exercised his power over women, judging them and imposing his hegemonic behavior. Eve, following in the footsteps of Lilith, ate from the forbidden fruit and made Adam her accomplice. The masculine God expelled them from paradise. The photographic series I present is a critique of patriarchy. I question the image of women that has been perpetuated throughout history using as a resource the iconic representations of the Virgin Mary. In many cultures, women have been subjugated to men and seen as objects of desire or submission. The Catholic religion has collaborated by imposing this idealized and reductive image of women through the figure of the Virgin Mary. In this way, male oppression and control over women is justified, and an ideal model of femininity is imposed, demonizing any other. I wanted to c
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