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Aerosol on unstretched canvas
60 × 84 in
Weeping Woman references Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, specifically the woman whose grief becomes one of the painting’s most recognizable symbols of suffering and loss. CYFI reinterprets that figure through a contemporary lens, connecting the historical violence represented in Guernica to the violence experienced by communities today.
Painted at large scale with aerosol on canvas, the work draws a parallel between the ICE occupation of Minneapolis and the ongoing devastation in Palestine. In both contexts, ordinary people are confronted with state violence, displacement, fear, and the loss of safety within their own communities. The grieving figure becomes a witness to these realities, carrying sorrow that extends beyond one place or one moment.
The work asks what happens when images of violence are repeated across generations and geography. Picasso painted Guernica as a response to the bombing of a civilian population. CYFI uses the visual language of Guernica to respond to contemporary violence, placing Minneapolis and Palestine within a broader history of people witnessing, documenting, and resisting state violence.
The woman weeps because there is something to mourn. She also remains present. Her grief becomes a record, and her image becomes a witness.
IG: @Cyfione
Aerosol on unstretched canvas
60 × 84 in
Weeping Woman references Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, specifically the woman whose grief becomes one of the painting’s most recognizable symbols of suffering and loss. CYFI reinterprets that figure through a contemporary lens, connecting the historical violence represented in Guernica to the violence experienced by communities today.
Painted at large scale with aerosol on canvas, the work draws a parallel between the ICE occupation of Minneapolis and the ongoing devastation in Palestine. In both contexts, ordinary people are confronted with state violence, displacement, fear, and the loss of safety within their own communities. The grieving figure becomes a witness to these realities, carrying sorrow that extends beyond one place or one moment.
The work asks what happens when images of violence are repeated across generations and geography. Picasso painted Guernica as a response to the bombing of a civilian population. CYFI uses the visual language of Guernica to respond to contemporary violence, placing Minneapolis and Palestine within a broader history of people witnessing, documenting, and resisting state violence.
The woman weeps because there is something to mourn. She also remains present. Her grief becomes a record, and her image becomes a witness.
IG: @Cyfione