In a Quito bullring, over 200 Ecuadorian men recite handwritten letters from women who suffered violence, converting a symbol of patriarchal authority into a space of public introspection and shared responsibility.
The performance departs from traditional narratives by placing men in the position of vocal intermediaries, transmitting the lived realities of women through a public, collective act. Their presence does not reassert dominance but rather reframes it as a conduit for acknowledgment and repair. Orchestrated in dialogue with local communities and state institutions, the work navigates the terrain between visibility and silence, inviting audiences to consider how voices are transmitted, received, and sustained in the public sphere. More than a symbolic reversal, the gesture reconfigures relations between gender, speech, and power, while raising urgent questions about cultural responsibility and systemic change.
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