In these sequential self-portraits and site-specific installation, it was important to the artist to depict the serpent as a benign protector and mediator.
#SANTA MARTA LA DOMINADORA SKIN#
What else would I call onto to devour this sickness within me? It was the serpent.”Īs the serpent represents rebirth, being uncomfortable in your skin and being forced to grow, it has been a powerful tool for healing in Audrya’s life. She IS the serpent and she comes to dominate what you ask her to dominate. She’s not like Santa Marta Dominadora she isn’t coming to defeat a serpent or dominate it. “I read about what represented, it struck a chord.
That’s when she came across Filomena Lubana. Flores explained that most catholic saints and deities have synchronized representations within other religions. As Flores became enthralled with the image of the serpent, she learned about how Santa Marta Dominadora had been portrayed and rendered in other religions. In folklore, Santa Marta Dominadora was the only female dragon/snake slayer and is popular in Hoodoo for the domination and control of problems, situations, and people in the lives of practitioners. It was during a guided imagery intervention that Flores fixated on the image of Santa Marta Dominadora in one of her candles.
#SANTA MARTA LA DOMINADORA PROFESSIONAL#
With a recurring visual vocabulary of a serpent, the artist addresses trauma, mental health, and issues of identity within her work.īeing very transparent about her battle with depression and anxiety, Audrya Flores opened up to us about her professional counseling, therapeutic practices, and an extensive collection of religious candles. In her solo exhibition, Digging, on view at the Central Library gallery, Flores repurposes textiles and organic materials to create six self-portraits and a floor piece. However, for San Antonio based artist, Audrya Flores, the serpent represents a creative life force, rebirth, transformation, but most importantly healing. Aside from being highly scared of them, I attribute this association with my religious upbringing. When I first think about snakes, I immediately think of serpents as a symbol of evil power and chaos from the underworld.
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