Doing and Undoing Poems from within at Oboro

Hacer y Deshacer Poems from Within 2019 is an interactive video installation Most of the video sequences show Geliss mother undressing one strand of yarn at a time sometimes in Panamas Casco Viejo historic district sometimes in the turbulent waters of the Pacific Using her mothers body she tells the story of a cancer survivor the story of countless others Gelis invites us into the healing process the viewer can change the order of the videos by pulling down reels of threads connected to electronic components concealed in the Priscilla sewing box In doing so the artist provides opportunities for healing collectively She uses interventions in situ video super 8 and 16 mm film threads and sculptural elements made with hair and photography As part of this process she has facilitated artistic workshops at the oncology hospital working with women patients at the Oncology Hospital in Panama City