BUSCO

By: La Malcriada

BIO:

La Malcriada (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in Jersey City. She was raised in Ambos Nogales, a borderland community situated in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. She draws inspiration for her art by revisiting personal memories, which transcend language, time and location, across multiple international borders. Currently she is visiting memories from "el duelo," a place of mourning, through various mediums, including ceramic sculptures, painting, printmaking and poetry. She hopes her art serves as a conduit for healing oneself and her audience.

100 Words Poem:

BUSCO

Busco agua que purifique mi alma

Que desentierre y arrase con mi dolor

Busco montañas que expandan mis pulmones

Que me llenen de ideas y oxigenación

Busco tierra colorada que tiña mis pies

Que me de barro fértil para crear y comer

Busco estrellas que iluminen mis noches negras

Que me dejen soñar otra vez

Busco un sol que me despierte

Que me ayude a crecer

Busco arboles que me den sombra

Que me arrullen sus inquilinos al correr

Busco a un hombre que practique la paz

Que la guerra envenena cada rincón de nuestro ser