Universo 11 (2023) and ¿Cuánto cuesta el cielo? (2023)
Creator: Wiki Pirela (Caracas, 1992)
Title: Universo 11 (2023) and ¿Cuánto cuesta el cielo? (2023)
Date: 2023
Language: Spanish; English
Description: Through the exhibitions Universo 11 (2023) and ¿Cuánto cuesta el cielo? (2023), Pirela explores the notion of home—initially rooted in origin and place of birth, and later redefined through the experience of migration. Viewing these two works together is essential, as both perspectives underscore the structural challenges imposed by society and the nation-state on racialized bodies in both Venezuela and Chile. Whether as a citizen or migrant, the restrictions and barriers to living one’s own life remain persistent under both conditions.
Subject: Visual arts; Migration; Home; Racially marked bodies; Nation-state; Structural inequality; Displacement; Identity (Philosophical concept); Venezuela—Social conditions; Chile—Social conditions; Pirela, Wiki.
Type: Image
Format: Visual arts (painting, video, textiles)
Rights: External resources
Relation:
Universe 11 (Wiki Pirela, 2023)
Wiki Pirela (2023)
Wiki Pirela (2023)
Wiki Pirela (2023)
Wiki Pirela (2023)
Wiki Pirela (2023)
Wiki Pirela (2023)
Artist's Website
Wiki Pirela at the 14th Mercosur Biennial
Wiki Pirela at Il Posto
Consulte aquí la versión en español de este registro
Identifier: AV002
Collection: Visual Arts
Tags: Afro-Latin American art, Art and social critique, Chile, Chilean migration, Decolonial aesthetics., Home and origin, Identity and belonging, Intersectionality in Latin America, Latin American contemporary art, Migrant experiences, Migration and home, Migration narratives, Nation-state and identity, Racialized bodies, Racialized citizenship, Structural inequality, Venezuela, Venezuelan diaspora, Visual arts and displacement, Wiki Pirela
Citation: Wiki Pirela (Caracas, 1992), Universo 11 (2023) and ¿Cuánto cuesta el cielo? (2023), 2023, accessed September 22, 2026, https://archivovenezuela.com/en/items/show/1025