Ordalía (Ordeal)

This work was part of the exhibition 'Hilos de Sangre: Historias y Memorias de VIH/SIDA en Colombia' (Threads of Blood: Stories and Memories of HIV/AIDS in Colombia), presented in the Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá - MAMBO, March 16 to June 10, 2023 as part of Carlos Motta’s exhibit “Stigmata”'.

The film recreates the stage performacnce of “Ordalía: el fin del cuerpo' (Ordeal: The End of the Body) - a choreographic installation by Álvaro Restrepo / Athanor Danza Company (1994) in tribute to the Colombian painter Lorenzo Jaramillo.

Audiovisual archives: Luis Ospina

Stills: Ruvén Afanador

Script and editing for the Stigmata exhibition: Juan Paulhiac, Cuento Aparte.