Gladys
Artist
Juan-Pedro Fabra Guemberena
(Uruguay, född 1971)
Date2014
MediumDigital video, color, stereo sound
Dimensions6:00 min
ClassificationMoving Images
Credit LinePurchase 2021 (Swedish Acquisitions 2021)
Object NumberMOM/2021/253
CollectionsRecent Acquisitions, Svenska förvärv 2021
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkThis work is named after the artist’s aunt in Montevideo, the oldest in a family where singing has long been a way of creating a community spirit. Gladys sings a melancholy song that causes her emotions to erupt. Compassion and feelings of loss rise to the surface when she breaks off to talk about what grief does to the survivors when someone close dies. With its Spanish origin, this song belongs to a tradition in Uruguay that, like tango, embraces feelings of longing and lament. Gladys’s generation is the last who can recall a country that many came to from across the Atlantic to start a new life. She also belongs to a generation of women who lived during the military dictatorship while providing a strong foundation for their family.
Selected exhibition history Nyförvärvsutställningen (den 5 februari 2022 - den 14 augusti 2022) Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Selected exhibition history Nyförvärvsutställningen (den 5 februari 2022 - den 14 augusti 2022) Moderna Museet, Stockholm