Autogeografía

In Autogeografía, Marta Minujín places herself in front of the camera, marking a significant moment in early video-performance art. The film captures a purification ritual involving soil and grains, which anonymous hands throw at her, highlighting the intersection of absurdity and reality in her work.

The documentary is derived from her earlier performance, Comunicando con tierra, where she exchanged soil from Machu Picchu with fellow Latin American artists. Minujín's focus on ephemeral actions and the absence of documentation speaks to the transient nature of her art. The phrase, "The only thing that is true is what we invent," encapsulates the film’s exploration of personal and collective identity through artistic expression.