Dagger and Wound is a pagamento and invocation where the body becomes an altar and the wound a site of encounter.
Rooted in the Afro-Brazilian polytheistic religion of Quimbanda, it calls upon Pomba Gira, a liminal spirit of night, red, desire, female sexuality, crossroads, and gender transitions. Guardian of those at desire’s margins, she is invoked by many sex workers and trans women in Latin America for protection, strength and abundance.
Camila Arévalo is a transsexual, animal, interdisciplinary artist from Colombia, whose work merges performance, video, and sculpture. Based in Chicago, she explores power, animality, and social choreographies, using art to auto-theorize and weaponize her experience as a trans woman.
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Content Notes:
Partial nakedness, open flame, ritual imagery, themes of pain and endurance.
Fire is controlled and safety measures are in place.
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General Admission: £7
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