work
VENUS, TREMATE TREMATE LE STREGHE SON TORNATE
category | Other |
subject | Political / Social |
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base | 70 cm |
height | 100 cm |
depth | 1 cm |
year | 2023 |
The artwork features Venus, one of the rare female robots in the history of cartoons, called upon to help and support the great Mazinga. Elena Ketra brings her back to life today as a contemporary champion of women's rights, placing her in the foreground, no longer overshadowed by the alpha male Mazinga. Thanks to the lenticular printing technique, her characteristic feature is highlighted: she shoots her boobs. Her battle cry, written in Japanese, recalls a famous feminist manifesto of the 70s: "Tremble, tremble, the witches have returned!"