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Year: 1981

Misgunning is a powerful artwork that depicts the struggle between power and vulnerability , and the inner conflicts of man. It shows a female figure , kneeling in a moment of vulnerability , while raising her hands to her ears, an attempt to ward off the outside forces and negative influences that surround her.

Above her, in a cosmic space , soars an eagle , its extended wings spread wide. This bird, which symbolizes strength , vigilance and dominance , holds one of the woman's eyes in its beak . The eye symbolizes the woman's deep connection with the power that holds her captive, a reflection of her own identity and consciousness that inextricably links her to the threatening forces.

The giant hands reaching out from the eagle suggest control and mastery , as a threat that pushes the woman further into her vulnerability . Her facial expression , the inward gesture of protection, reflects both fear and a desire for liberation from this external power.

Misgunning explores the dynamics of control and oppression , as the woman fights against the forces that would suffocate her. The woman's eye, trapped in the eagle's beak, symbolizes seeing and being seen , the loss of autonomy and the threat to her own consciousness .

This work shows the resilience of the soul trying to escape the disapproval inflicted on it, and it emphasizes the incessant struggle between inner freedom and the outer force of oppression.