Ana Mendieta
Butterfly, 1975
Super-8mm film transferred to high-definition digital media, color, silent
Running time: 3:19 minutes
Edition of 6 with 3 AP
In the film Butterfly (1975), Ana Mendieta incorporated a 16-channel video processor to add a high-contrast, polarized graphic-effect to images of herself with what appear to be feathered wings. This film demonstrates the artist’s technical innovations and singular approach to film, revealing aspects of her practice that have been increasingly brought to light. Butterfly represents transformation and renewal, becoming a symbol of hope for change in the present moment. – Sarah Landry