Sophía Rodríguez.
La Maja Desnuda. Eaten by Saturn

In this creation for EUROPALIA ESPAÑA, Sophía Rodríguez embodies the body of sacrifice: a female body torn between desire, symbolic violence and political oppression. The performance departs from two of Francisco Goya’s most iconic and charged images: The Naked Maja, which led to his persecution, and Saturn Devouring His Son, one of the “black paintings”. In this work, Saturn devours La Maja, the female body. In Rodriguez’s performance, that body is no longer a passive projection surface, but a living presence that remembers, resists and responds.

With the support of TicTac Art Center and Pianofabrie