Espacios Seguros

In Espacios Seguros the artist films the inscriptions that have been posted around his neighborhood in Paris by Collages Feminicides a collective of women artists that highlight the pervasiveness of gender violence and femicide in France. The camera zooms in on these collages, while in the background the life of the city proceeds at its usual pace, culpably indifferent to the tragedy they reveal. Over the collages, we hear the voice of Diana Rodriguez Franco, Secretaria de la Mujer de Bogotá, city’s department of women’s affairs, charged with implementing public policies for preventing domestic violence and supporting victims. She explains how the program Espacios seguros was developed in response to the growing number of cases of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the text, images, and sound are in different languages, they form a shared grammar that emphasizes the gravity of the situation and the need to act immediately.