d.o.a.m.iii (The Death of ana mendieta)

Rachel Ara
D.O.A.M III (The Death of Ana Mendieta), 2014
CAD Drawing (Rendered)
168 cm x 56 cm
NOR FOR SALE

D.O.A.M III (The Death of Ana Mendieta) is a CAD rendering of the death scene of the artist Ana Mendieta.  Using witness accounts, meteorological, astronomical, and other collated data, this large scale CAD drawing is a precise recreation of the death scene of Ana Mendieta on 8th September 1985 07:30 (local time).  Ana Mendieta fell 34 floors to her death at around 05:30, her body was removed at around 06:30.  The drawing recreates the light and shadow marking the spot one hour after the removal of her body.  The scene was never documented.

This event created a schism in the NY art world that questioned its morality and artists loyalties which continues today and questions attitudes towards gender based violence.
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This work is beautifully sublime.  It has distilled a huge amount of data into a minimal form that conveys the sentiment of the message.  Ironically as Carl Andre would say "Art is the exclusion of the unnecessary". https://www.2ra.co/