Paola Acebedo

Paola Acebedo is a Colombian Visual Artist born in 1987, who currently resides in Bogotá, Colombia. Acebedo has a Master's Degree in Contemporary Art Creation from University of Barcelona (2017). She has been part of a number of different graphic and visual art collectives and projects, and has exhibited at such institutions as the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain and ARTBO, Feria de Arte Internacional in Bogotá, Colombia.

Her current work is about power dynamics and the revindication of women.  She utilizes the recollection of ordinary and daily use objects to reflect the interconnection between humans, material culture and identity.

Perseus's Head is a series of images that refer to the myth of Perseus. Perseus is the myth of the western civilization hero who cuts the head off an invincible woman.

Who are our heroes? Do they always have to behead women for us to worship them? Have we naturalized the invisibility of women? In this series, it is Medusa who cuts off the head of Perseus to turn the story around. This is a mirror for Perseus to see his misogynistic image.