http://www.ginagoico.com/pellizaprojects daily 0.75 2023-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559229044612-UD3WXOQNYO5C9YO57HKQ/PellizaBronx+%282%29.jpg Pelliza Projects About Pellizas: Pellizas are a traditional hand woven rag rug from the Dominican Republic. The original Pelliza rugs were made with remnants of clothes and fabric and woven into plastic rice sacs. The fabric, which has to be cut in 5” long strips (approximately), is pushed through holes in the sacks and then knotted. Acerca de las Pellizas: Las Pellizas son una alfombra tradicional de trapo tejida a mano de la República Dominicana. Las alfombras originales de Pelliza se hicieron con restos de ropa y tela y se tejieron en sacos de arroz de plástico. La tela, que debe cortarse en tiras de 5” de largo (aproximadamente), se empuja a través de agujeros en los sacos y luego se anuda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559229044612-UD3WXOQNYO5C9YO57HKQ/PellizaBronx+%282%29.jpg Pelliza Projects About Pellizas: Pellizas are a traditional hand woven rag rug from the Dominican Republic. The original Pelliza rugs were made with remnants of clothes and fabric and woven into plastic rice sacs. The fabric, which has to be cut in 5” long strips (approximately), is pushed through holes in the sacks and then knotted. Acerca de las Pellizas: Las Pellizas son una alfombra tradicional de trapo tejida a mano de la República Dominicana. Las alfombras originales de Pelliza se hicieron con restos de ropa y tela y se tejieron en sacos de arroz de plástico. La tela, que debe cortarse en tiras de 5” de largo (aproximadamente), se empuja a través de agujeros en los sacos y luego se anuda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559229017763-PG9IWWH8ICDXEYUKKUMK/gg17.jpg Pelliza Projects (Image: Pelliza Detroit, 2018. Two days of 10 hr performances. Documentation mapped labor and time by participants) Pelliza: Weaving Narratives is an ongoing interactive performance series where the artist invites the public to join the labor of creating pellizas. The action and conversations are recorded in audio, video and/or maps. (Imagen: Pelliza Detroit, 2018. Dos días de funciones de 10 h. Documentación mapeada de mano de obra y tiempo de los participantes) Pelliza: Tejiendo Narrativas es una serie de performances interactivas en curso donde el artista invita al público a unirse al trabajo de crear pellizas. La acción y las conversaciones quedan registradas en audio, video y/o mapas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559235334459-U0C5FPDBW1H80BAEYKA5/gg18.jpg Pelliza Projects Maps behind Pellizas in Detroit mapping the interactions and labor of participants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238922251-0UJ412FZAI0SFZ30MRZH/gg15.jpg Pelliza Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559229024975-V299SEX3H3WAUIBPVZHP/Goico_Gina_08.jpg Pelliza Projects Pelliza: Tejiendo Narrativas - Cotidiana Selection at Concurso de Arte Eduardo Leon Jimenez 2016 Installation view. Above: frontal pellizas. Yellow tracks off performance labor. Other colors tracks performance labor with participants. Below: the back showcases a/v documentation of each performance and pelliza. Vista de instalación. Arriba: vista de las pellizas por enfrente. El amarillo rastrea el trabajo de rendimiento. Otros colores rastrean el trabajo de desempeño con los participantes. Abajo: La parte posterior muestra documentación a/v de cada performance y construccion de la pelliza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238909784-RHXN2AFI9KAVSH2YVM0A/memostill3.jpg Pelliza Projects Still video documentation Pelliza Cotidiana (2016). Goico working in the post-performance areas. Still video documentacion Pelliza Cotidiana (2016). Goico trabajando en las areas post-performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238909945-2BHUO88RT6VUXBHWLWRI/MEMOstill1008.jpg Pelliza Projects Still video documentation Pelliza Cotidiana (2016). Participant in Santiago’s Mercado Modelo (Channel 2) Still de documentación en video Pelliza Cotidiana (2016). Participante en el Mercado Modelo de Santiago (Canal 2) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559231194049-WPTX4D6GBUBR4QF92Q9J/image-asset.jpeg Pelliza Projects - Pelliza: Cotidiana - Santo Domingo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559234914588-RBALW4HTN0H40HSWWXIQ/GoicoMu%C3%B1iz_GinaIman_PellizaBronx.jpg Pelliza Projects Pelliza: Tejiendo Narrativas / Weaving Narratives 2015 Bronx, NY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238910562-FAYGL5HK0K7R4VWTG69A/IMG_0998.jpg Pelliza Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238908513-VG66JTTHZPQQZSAUW675/IMG_5336.jpg Pelliza Projects Bronx Pelliza outside the colmado where the second Pelliza performance was made. 2015. Bronx Pelliza afuera del colmado donde se realizó la segunda actuación de Pelliza. 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238919798-30X1WGKLJFWLMBV8STOJ/20190320FeelinOfHome-WebRes-1025.jpg Pelliza Projects Pelliza Santo Domingo 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559235341982-3KZXWUZPZGZFLZITDFMP/PellizaBronxySD.jpg Pelliza Projects Artist holding Santo Domingo Pelliza in front of Bronx Pelliza after finishing 11 hours of performance. 2015. Artista sosteniendo Santo Domingo Pelliza frente a Bronx Pelliza luego de terminar 11 horas de actuación. 2015. http://www.ginagoico.com/address-1 daily 0.75 2023-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239340041-KHUZ8MO202OHCTU8ZTDZ/adressdoc2.jpg A(d)dress A(D)DRESS (Español debajo) 2018 Space / body. Memory / history. Relationships / the self. La isla / la mente. Emoción / realidad. Yo. Tu. Old family photographs. Thread. Clothes that belonged to my mother and then I used for years. Deconstruct, mend .Create anew (sculptures/objects). Document performances. Nombrar para reconocer. Work developed during the Summer 2018 Art Residency at BronxArtSpace. Series includes performance, fabric objects, photographs, video and installation. ES: A(D)DRESS 2018 Espacio/cuerpo. Memoria/historia. Relaciones / el yo. La isla / la mente. Emoción/realidad. Yo. Tu. Fotografías antiguas de familia. Hilo. Ropa que perteneció a mi madre y luego usé durante años. Deconstruir, reparar Crear de nuevo (esculturas/objetos). Documentar actuaciones. Nombrar para reconocer. Trabajo desarrollado durante la Residencia de Arte Verano 2018 en BronxArtSpace. La serie incluye performance, objetos de tela, fotografías, video e instalación. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239340041-KHUZ8MO202OHCTU8ZTDZ/adressdoc2.jpg A(d)dress A(D)DRESS (Español debajo) 2018 Space / body. Memory / history. Relationships / the self. La isla / la mente. Emoción / realidad. Yo. Tu. Old family photographs. Thread. Clothes that belonged to my mother and then I used for years. Deconstruct, mend .Create anew (sculptures/objects). Document performances. Nombrar para reconocer. Work developed during the Summer 2018 Art Residency at BronxArtSpace. Series includes performance, fabric objects, photographs, video and installation. ES: A(D)DRESS 2018 Espacio/cuerpo. Memoria/historia. Relaciones / el yo. La isla / la mente. Emoción/realidad. Yo. Tu. Fotografías antiguas de familia. Hilo. Ropa que perteneció a mi madre y luego usé durante años. Deconstruir, reparar Crear de nuevo (esculturas/objetos). Documentar actuaciones. Nombrar para reconocer. Trabajo desarrollado durante la Residencia de Arte Verano 2018 en BronxArtSpace. La serie incluye performance, objetos de tela, fotografías, video e instalación. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239329095-V8YTHIRBJ5PPUJ2NWB14/address1.jpg A(d)dress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239327641-0W1PMDQGSN8BJ8KBT0ED/Adress2.jpg A(d)dress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239335042-10E81X3PR67KE8MLX38U/adress3.jpg A(d)dress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239333130-LQTJ4NLIP1KAI6ZRTX2M/adress4.jpg A(d)dress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239368586-HNRD2DOAXJMYJ3UJC59T/Goico_Gina_02.jpg A(d)dress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239512418-ALMJAXJ0A6UHFHSM5WP6/image-asset.jpeg A(d)dress - A(D) DRESS I video performance http://www.ginagoico.com/mami daily 0.75 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559225904962-HY9P9TFMPF6F8YQUW7IQ/1645280009-Screen-Shot-2016-09-13-at-10.07.56-PM.png Mami Performances https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56f96a558a65e2431339cdaf/1460495670466-83O7Y8VMFTWY3U6NOV21/image-asset.jpeg Mami Performances https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1753286525620-DFTOIVFEUAQMBWVR76ZG/image-asset.jpeg Mami Performances - Get Ready With Me, Getting US Citizenship [preview]- Mami becomes a Gringa 07/2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1673294826313-V9JAFYW16FHVHX1SD0F8/image-asset.png Mami Performances - Mami, a viajar! 2022 Mami talks about Dominican diaspora in NYC. While being on a phone call, mami speaks about the trials and tribulations of owning a Dominican passport, how relatives in the island depend on remittances and “gifts”. Later adressing the public, Mami speaks about the way the Dominican government and status quo forces economic refugees to flee to the Global North. Mami habla sobre la diáspora dominicana en NYC. This performance was an activation of the installation “Altar for the (Dominican) Immigrant”. Mientras está en una llamada telefónica, mami habla sobre las pruebas y tribulaciones de tener un pasaporte dominicano, cómo los familiares en la isla dependen de las remesas y los "regalos". Más tarde, dirigiéndose al público, Mami habla sobre la forma en que el gobierno dominicano y el status quo obligan a los refugiados económicos a huir al Norte Global. Este performance fue una activacion de la instalacion “Altar para el Migrante (dominicano)”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1673121842298-81CM9GB7Y4MZY57GDSZI/altar+para+el+migrante.jpg Mami Performances Altar for the (Dominican) Immigrant. Altar para el Migrante (dominicano). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1673292691938-YN78J93B1YIQOZ3ELWNB/image-asset.jpeg Mami Performances - Mami, food so good! 2019 Mami cooks FOR YOU! In this performance Mami cooks traditional Dominican plates on a small burner inside a gallery space while narrating the history of Dominican-US relations. The artist uses as a tool her green card to cut the food, all while dancing to Dominican songs that praise the US or US based songs that praise the Dominican Republic (or its women). Mami offers the audience a taste of the food prepared alongside historical details of US-Dominican relations. ¡Mami cocina PARA TI! En esta actuación, Mami cocina platos tradicionales dominicanos en una pequeña hornilla dentro de un espacio de galería mientras narra la historia de las relaciones dominicano-estadounidenses. La artista usa como herramienta para cortar la comida su Green Card , todo mientras baila canciones dominicanas que alaban a los EE. UU. o canciones basadas en los EE. UU. que alaban a la República Dominicana (o a sus mujeres). Mami ofrece a la audiencia una muestra de la comida preparada junto con detalles históricos de las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y República Dominicana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1673292937306-JIRV0I11TXZHWUG70WLC/image.jpg Mami Performances Mami cutting with a “green card” (Alien Identification Card) plantain. Mami frying plantain to serve it to the audience. Mami cortando plátano con la green card (Tarjeta de Identificación de Extranjero). Mami friendo plátano para servirlo al público. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559227356014-T9IO56FHPWZSAFE7PIJW/Mamitour3.jpg Mami Performances - Mami Tours (2015) Mami Tours is a response to tourism, the romantic idea of the first founded city of America and the ridicule of the objectification of women in the Dominican Republic. Through caricaturizing the expected under the stereotypes of being read as a woman, Mami Tours criticizes the incongruity of praising the colonizer and continue the colonialist ideas on contemporary times. Mami Tours es una respuesta al turismo, a la idea romántica de la capital primada de América y a lo ridículo de la objetificacion en República Dominicana. A través de la caricaturización de lo esperado bajo los estereotipos de ser leida como mujer, Mami Tours critica la incongruencia de elogiar al colonizador y continuar con las ideas colonialistas en la contemporaneidad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559227822336-FEDVLZKG6HF4ET8HGBQJ/Mamitour7.jpg Mami Performances Conclusion of performance in front of Columbus’ statue. Conclusion de la performance en frente de la estatua de Colon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559228035160-R8JCMCX1CYJOYITN1BAK/Goico_Gina_05.jpg Mami Performances - Baila, Mami (2014-2015) 2014 - Live performance 2015 - Video Performance Baila, Mami was created while the artist wrote her senior thesis, which explored violence experienced by women in the Dominican Republic and the perceptions around her identity and art in New York City. Dancing to a series of Dominican songs which contain aggressions while looking as what is stereotyped of a Latina woman, Mami narrates Dominican women's histories on survival and sexual violence. 2014 - Performance en vivo 2015 - Vídeo performance Baila, Mami fue creada mientras la artista escribía su tesis de grado, que exploraba la violencia experimentada por las mujeres en la República Dominicana y las percepciones en torno a su identidad y arte en la ciudad de Nueva York. Bailando una serie de canciones dominicanas que contienen agresiones mientras mira el estereotipo de una mujer latina, Mami narra las historias de supervivencia y violencia sexual de las mujeres dominicanas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1630521444143-G1FHBU7GKA196APO8X7R/BailaMamiSS.png Mami Performances Still from video performance- 2015 Still de video perfomance - 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559228037020-RXMQVHQRC2WUSF933IQE/BailaMamifotos.jpg Mami Performances Documentacion primer performance en vivo. 2014 Documentation of first live performance. 2014 http://www.ginagoico.com/nada-que-celebrar daily 0.75 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559242232699-RJ699TZIQNP99QPGM15B/22780297_10159613221310193_1731802466130113273_n.jpg Nada que celebrar “Nada que Celebrar” action in Columbus Park in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo. October 12th, 2017 Two red pieces of fabric beneath Columbus statue that read: “Nothing to Celebrate” “October 12, 1492 Starts the Genocide”. I handed flyers that read: “[...]Colonization was and is a violent process that destroys cultures, civilizations and continue violating our bodies and peoples.[...]”. After being taken down of the statue, I walked the streets speaking to school children and grown ups about the history of colonization in the Dominican Republic. Acción “Nada que Celebrar” en el Parque Colón en la Zona Colonial de Santo Domingo. 12 de octubre de 2017 Dos piezas de tela roja debajo de la estatua de Colón que decía: "Nada que celebrar" "12 de octubre de 1492 Comienza el genocidio". Entregué volantes que decían: “[...]La colonización fue y es un proceso violento que destruye culturas, civilizaciones y sigue violentando nuestros cuerpos y pueblos.[...]”. Después de ser removida de la estatua, caminé por las calles hablando con estudiantess y adultos sobre la historia de la colonización en la República Dominicana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559242232699-RJ699TZIQNP99QPGM15B/22780297_10159613221310193_1731802466130113273_n.jpg Nada que celebrar “Nada que Celebrar” action in Columbus Park in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo. October 12th, 2017 Two red pieces of fabric beneath Columbus statue that read: “Nothing to Celebrate” “October 12, 1492 Starts the Genocide”. I handed flyers that read: “[...]Colonization was and is a violent process that destroys cultures, civilizations and continue violating our bodies and peoples.[...]”. After being taken down of the statue, I walked the streets speaking to school children and grown ups about the history of colonization in the Dominican Republic. Acción “Nada que Celebrar” en el Parque Colón en la Zona Colonial de Santo Domingo. 12 de octubre de 2017 Dos piezas de tela roja debajo de la estatua de Colón que decía: "Nada que celebrar" "12 de octubre de 1492 Comienza el genocidio". Entregué volantes que decían: “[...]La colonización fue y es un proceso violento que destruye culturas, civilizaciones y sigue violentando nuestros cuerpos y pueblos.[...]”. Después de ser removida de la estatua, caminé por las calles hablando con estudiantess y adultos sobre la historia de la colonización en la República Dominicana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559242307554-F5MJN4T545QL12AKS1HX/DR_014.jpg Nada que celebrar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559242306913-DAUGQKYU31OO0YHPFEMT/DR_015%2B%281%29.jpg Nada que celebrar http://www.ginagoico.com/aquiyahora daily 0.75 2023-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238802813-N48GK9PMPPUWP70L2FW9/GG4.jpg Aqui & Ahora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238630444-2ICB8Y7CIW06JGOOHSUL/GG3.jpg Aqui & Ahora - Aqui & Ahora (#ilivewhereyouvacation) 2018 The Dominican Republic is whose paradise? Who gets to exist and thrive in the tropical landscape promoted by the toursim industry? Engaging with the Dominican government’s tourism initiatives, decorative motifs for Caribbean/Tropical concepts, I engage with the high femicide rate and gender violence cases in the Dominican Republic through news articles clippings from 2017. Body of work created during the 3 month residency at Red Bull House of Arts in Detroit (Jan-April 18). ¿La República Dominicana es el paraíso de quién? ¿Quién llega a existir y prosperar en el paisaje tropical promovido por la industria del turismo? Comprometiéndome con las iniciativas turísticas del gobierno dominicano, motivos decorativos para conceptos caribeños/tropicales, me comprometo con la alta tasa de feminicidios y casos de violencia de género en la República Dominicana a través de recortes de artículos periodísticos de 2017. Cuerpo de trabajo creado durante la residencia de 3 meses en Red Bull House of Arts en Detroit (enero-18 de abril). Documentation by Clare Gatto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238738190-51Z29JQYFJ72B3F8IURI/GG.jpg Aqui & Ahora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238738260-MDAT131D7WK4FB1LE41V/GG1.jpg Aqui & Ahora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238738656-AL2LZUXOCBEPAYSRV90T/GG4.jpg Aqui & Ahora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238739217-YE9VZ66LYDOYOUFYKTE2/gg5.jpg Aqui & Ahora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238739433-VZWWTOFDNCAHSHTCNJ3B/gg8.jpg Aqui & Ahora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238740218-OUGXJ07URQTBEMVBAJRI/gg10.jpg Aqui & Ahora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238740780-HB014B30DZD2EP9OZLNZ/gg12.jpg Aqui & Ahora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559238741301-B18I4H59XJ8CLEG0L25C/gg13.jpg Aqui & Ahora http://www.ginagoico.com/purga-1 daily 0.75 2023-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559241984725-LGLACVASXQCP70ICT8GS/_MG_0017.jpg Purga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239555414-ZX37LI8CN5X9ESMNMRO7/Goico_Gina_03.jpg Purga - Purga: La Otra Isla 2018 (Español debajo) Performed at The 8th Floor Gallery as part of “Performance as Repair” by Colectivo Se Habla Espanol. The public was invited to reflect upon the question: “If you had the opportunity to purge/eliminate something from this land or your life, what would it be?” and to write in a piece of water-soluble paper their answers. The papers were given to the artist which she proceeded to read aloud and then deposit the papers on a clear water bowl in front of her. At the end of the performance each participant’s hands were cleansed by the artist and a memorabilia was given to them. ESPAÑOL Realizado en The 8th Floor Gallery como parte de “Performance as Repair” del Colectivo Se Habla Español. Se invitó al público a reflexionar sobre la pregunta: “Si tuvieras la oportunidad de purgar/eliminar algo de esta tierra o de tu vida, ¿qué sería?” y escribir en un papel hidrosoluble sus respuestas. Los papeles fueron entregados a la artista, que procedió a leer en voz alta las respuestas y luego depositó los papeles en un cuenco de agua transparente frente a ella. Al final de la performance, le artista limpió las manos de cada participante y les entregó un recuerdo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559241395527-UU45W6UB5GGP90CL7DIK/IMG-20181014-WA0002.jpg Purga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239888777-6LPXANDP87XXFMLAK1WK/44187199_10161192646060193_6975353211729215488_o.jpg Purga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239573766-55WWN1JNJVIQUBBA3Y3R/_MG_0017.jpg Purga - Purga 2017 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Presented at the International Festival of Performance KilómeterCERØ'17 More than 110 people in Santo Domingo were asked: "What would you like to purge / eliminate / release from your life or the island?" The public was invited to bring something written on a piece of paper that answered this question. The action included a reading aloud each message and later burning with oil the papers, to remove the curse, and the performance concluded with sea water and water fromsunflowers, while the artist repeated the mantra: "Que lo simbólico no se quede en el limbo, que lo simbólico sea catarsis, que lo simbólico incite a la acción- que no estamos solos, coño." (That the symbolic does not remain in limbo, that the symbolic is catharsis, that the symbolic incites action - that we are not alone, coño.) ESPAÑOL Santo Domingo, República Dominicana Presentado en el Festival Internacional de Performance KilómetroCERØ'17 Se preguntó a más de 110 personas en Santo Domingo: "¿Qué te gustaría purgar/eliminar/liberar de tu vida o de la isla?" Se invitó al público a traer algo escrito en un papel que respondiera a esta pregunta. La acción incluyó la lectura en voz alta de cada mensaje y la posterior quema en aceite de los papeles para quitar la maldición. La performance concluyó con agua de mar y agua de girasoles, mientras el artista repetía el mantra: "Que lo simbólico no se quede en el limbo, que lo simbólico sea catarsis, que lo simbólico incite a la acción- que no estamos solos, coño". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239573479-2RYWPR4SW0R4HHCHAR7Q/_MG_0034.jpg Purga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1559239916328-3D4V7TH6Z04WSDXF97PZ/23783767_10159742286535193_1878713904808880142_o.jpg Purga - Memorabilia for Purga '17 http://www.ginagoico.com/new-index daily 0.75 2019-05-30 http://www.ginagoico.com/lovingsuits daily 1.0 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1721677544252-NY03F5JNVTOA2ILY3LM9/LowresGoicoApolinario.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER - Installation shot: LovingSUITS at The Bronx Museum of the Arts. 2021 Photo by Argenis Apolinario. Interactive wall where audience is invited to respond to the prompt "What is your first memory of love?" Audience is also invited to interact with the soft-sculpture. About: LovingSUITS is a developing project which encompasses soft weighted sculptures and multimedia documentation of Dominican feminized folks narratives around family dynamics, love and self-love. The original weighted sculptures were made while being a Van Lier Fellow with Smack Mellon. The soft weighted sculptures are filled with plastic beads and plush, and anointed with lavender, rosemary and frankincense. The design of each sculpture takes into account pressure points in the upper body to soothe tension and provide comfort. The result of these interviews are recorded narratives that capture multigenerational experiences of Dominicans from diverse households and with different migration stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1721677544252-NY03F5JNVTOA2ILY3LM9/LowresGoicoApolinario.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER - Installation shot: LovingSUITS at The Bronx Museum of the Arts. 2021 Photo by Argenis Apolinario. Interactive wall where audience is invited to respond to the prompt "What is your first memory of love?" Audience is also invited to interact with the soft-sculpture. About: LovingSUITS is a developing project which encompasses soft weighted sculptures and multimedia documentation of Dominican feminized folks narratives around family dynamics, love and self-love. The original weighted sculptures were made while being a Van Lier Fellow with Smack Mellon. The soft weighted sculptures are filled with plastic beads and plush, and anointed with lavender, rosemary and frankincense. The design of each sculpture takes into account pressure points in the upper body to soothe tension and provide comfort. The result of these interviews are recorded narratives that capture multigenerational experiences of Dominicans from diverse households and with different migration stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1642089486975-R4CE17G9RD1Y3SEI2GPV/LowresGoicoApolinario.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1753287329387-M4C2H9442QCUN431MJ25/PXL_20240303_215816913.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1624677333964-3ZN6QNST1B9RTHJPJJEV/image-asset.jpeg LovingSUITS / AmarSER Weighted soft sculpture that simulates an embrace. Escultura que simula un abrazo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1721677558946-CFVZ1NHKK68CTH62G8E5/ArgenisApolinarioWebQuality.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1673283279282-P8AQG1OBOCV0QAOUANIR/Colectividad.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER - LovingSUITS | AmarSER - 2019 -ongoing LovingSUITS is a developing project which encompasses soft weighted sculptures and multimedia documentation of Dominican feminized folks narratives around family dynamics, love and self-love. The soft weighted sculptures are filled with plastic beads and plush, and anointed with lavender, rosemary and frankincense. The design of each sculpture takes into account pressure points in the upper body to soothe tension and provide comfort. LovingSUITS also expand to visual representations that reflect on concepts of love and liberation through a decolonial lens. After COVID-19 hit NYC, LovingSUITS also exists in the digital realm, allowing diverse feminized folks to participate and try to create self-soothing soft sculptures at home. LovingSUITS is also holding space around decoloniality and anti-Blackness in Dominican communities. ESPAÑOL LovingSUITS (AmarSER) es un proyecto en desarrollo que abarca esculturas suaves y documentación multimedia de narrativas por personas feminizadas dominicanas en torno a dinámicas familiare, el amor y el amor propio. Las esculturas de peso suave están llenas de cuentas de plástico y felpa, y untadas con lavanda, romero e incienso. El diseño de cada escultura tiene en cuenta los puntos de presión en la parte superior del cuerpo para aliviar la tensión y brindar comodidad. AmarSER también se expande a representaciones visuales que reflejan conceptos de amor y liberación a través de una lente decolonial. Después de que COVID-19 llegó a Nueva York, AmarSER también existe en el ámbito digital, lo que permite que diversas personas feminizadas participen y traten de crear esculturas suaves y relajantes en casa. AmarSER también crea espacio de reflexion en torno a la decolonialidad y la antinegritud en las comunidades dominicanas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1721677478369-WX820QWOUDOM6PHMUR20/UnRezo.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1598368319848-UKIH0K5W6SGJ0F54KLMS/4palindrome.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1721677465845-ONWAUQ6I6WORI1NDY4KC/AbrazoAyiti%28Liberada%29.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1721677472567-KFI8014E1VQHMPS2VU9Z/Casa.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1583337605600-AEDLT4H5CPEYBO6NKJVG/LovingSuits2.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER Loving SUITS is a developing project which encompasses soft weighted sculptures and multimedia documentation of Dominican women’s narratives around family dynamics, love and self-love. The soft weighted sculptures, made out of soft fabric, are filled with plastic beads and plush, and anointed with lavender and frankincense. These vary in sizes and weight, but always have the shape of hands at the ends, simulating connecting limbs that can be molded into an “embrace”. The design of each sculpture takes into account pressure points in the upper body to soothe tension and provide comfort. Women interviewed have access to the sculptures and get to interact with the soft weighted sculptures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1753287048992-VKCGMLFL7GQ4MMIRMWXU/9.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1721677485182-V1EUYVPIBY0E8IXLZH2M/Untitled-1.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1598368314638-J9F21WF78H4VHNZU5EYJ/Palindrome3.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1583337610294-AUOFRZYQAWJI4JF0DO48/StudioLovingSuits3.jpg LovingSUITS / AmarSER http://www.ginagoico.com/interviews daily 0.75 2022-05-08 http://www.ginagoico.com/interviews/2022/5/7/acts-of-service-participant-7 monthly 0.5 2022-05-08 http://www.ginagoico.com/interviews/2022/5/7/interview-3-participant-2-1-min-42-secs monthly 0.5 2022-05-08 http://www.ginagoico.com/interviews/2022/5/5/interview-1-participant-3-2-mins-and-12-seconds-d275e monthly 0.5 2022-05-08 http://www.ginagoico.com/interviews/2022/5/5/interview-1-participant-3-2-mins-and-12-seconds monthly 0.5 2022-05-08 http://www.ginagoico.com/new-album daily 0.75 2022-05-08 http://www.ginagoico.com/workshops daily 0.75 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1673297560960-L78X0HXQ07LY1A866T0O/PXL_20220423_181532658.MP.jpg Community Workshops - Art as workshop - 2015 - ongoing Through LovingSUITS and Pelliza projects, Goico hosts a number of IRL and online workshops as performance and creation labs for the public. Image of Fabric/Memory/Community. 2022 A través de los proyectos LovingSUITS y Pelliza, Goico acoge una serie de talleres IRL y online como laboratorios de creación y performance para el público. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1673297560960-L78X0HXQ07LY1A866T0O/PXL_20220423_181532658.MP.jpg Community Workshops - Art as workshop - 2015 - ongoing Through LovingSUITS and Pelliza projects, Goico hosts a number of IRL and online workshops as performance and creation labs for the public. Image of Fabric/Memory/Community. 2022 A través de los proyectos LovingSUITS y Pelliza, Goico acoge una serie de talleres IRL y online como laboratorios de creación y performance para el público. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1753288557786-IEWCS5KZ1GBF1CYXKAZD/PXL_20250628_195306163.jpg Community Workshops - Pelliza collective making for altar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1753287529357-IB8TA44RKC33D5JADE53/PXL_20250628_213156894.jpg Community Workshops - Altar and incense burning after workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1753287530955-WIHMZUUUV3KDZXFOO4VT/PXL_20250628_204136894.jpg Community Workshops - Placing desires for altar Pelliza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54943b23e4b0af099edf651f/1673297676573-WQ13F4R0IPDIV57L82C6/PELLIZA+%28250+of+346%29.jpg Community Workshops Image of Fabric/Memory/Community. 2022. 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