Cuerpo, mestizaje y colonialidad: La alteridad de las mujeres trans en las muestras fotográficas Padre Patria y Vírgenes de la Puerta

Abstract

Based on the photographic series Padre Patria (2014-2019) and Vírgenes de la Puerta (2014-2016), by Juan José Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek, this essay reflects on the identity of trans women in Peru from the perspective of sexuality, mestizaje, and the coloniality of power. Padre Patria offers a visual narrative of hate crimes against the LGBTI community in different parts of the country. Vírgenes de la Puerta proposes a new model of femininity through the appropriation of religious icons like the Virgin Mary. From decolonial, feminist, sexual diversity, and biopower theories, this work investigates the reformulation of the photographic portrait of trans women through Marian aesthetics and patriarchal violence. The political dimension of this photographic project seeks to render visible the experiences of trans women today.