Ana Mendieta Movies

Mendietas last film was made off the coast of Florida, the silhouette points to Cuba, while the tropical waters undulate around the sandy earthwork.

A self-portrait, Mirage exposes Mendieta's naked body in nature reflected in a mirror. She holds a gourd and stabs it open to let its seeds fly away.

Depicts a female form crafted from mud, whose centre (her womb) erupts into smoke which eventually leaves behind a scarred mark in the earth body.

Ana Mendieta, 1975

A film by Ana Mendieta

United States 1974, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 3 min

Super-8 film transferred to high-definition digital support, colour, silent. Fundamento Palo Monte belongs to the Siluetas, a series of ephemeral...

Volcán captures a raised mound of earth set against a grassy riverbank. A white silhouette in the shape of a female body lies atop of the...

A single-channel video (transferred from Super-8 film), color, silent, where we watch the artist from behind as she traces a rough outline of her...

United States 1974, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 1 min

Untitled is the first of over 100 films created by Ana Mendieta. By scratching and painting directly onto the film’s emulsion, she formed a...

Ana Mendieta, 1975

A dead tree. A body. Ocean waves.

Film by Ana Mendieta, 1981

Film by Ana Mendieta

A ritual brings the stone heart to life.

Sand and water meet in a glimmering silhouette.

Artist, Ana Mendieta, narrates as corresponding images of her work in both still and moving images highlight her themes and meanings behind her work.

United States / Mexico 1974, Super 8 transferred to digital, colour, silent, 4 min