Estrangula la serpiente, antes de que te coma, 2021

Estrangula la serpiente, antes de que te coma, 2021

Priscilla Dobler Dzul

Glazed ceramic


40 x 40 x 20 cm

In Estrangula la serpiente, antes de que te coma [Strangle the snake, before it eats you], a masked female taunts us into observing her posture. She is a seductress and sorcerer. In her folded and layered body we believe in the reign of power, part snake, holding snake, and part female, we identify her form as a mermaid of cavernous and deep earth interactions. Here, she beckons and calls for us to observe her in all her glory. In her casting, Dobler Dzul opens up the opportunity for her to be powerful, playful, full of good intentions, and as a goddess to place new energy into. She dares us as viewers to venerate new female forms of power.