Koyoltzintli American, b. 1983
First Sound, 2024
Archival pigment print
33 x 39 in
83.8 x 99.1 cm
83.8 x 99.1 cm
Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs
Series: Adorned with Rattles
KMR049
It is said that the first Vulva emerged from the ocean. As she woke up from eons, she felt the sand beneath her and the water ebbing and flooding. She...
It is said that the first Vulva emerged from the ocean. As she woke up from eons, she felt the sand beneath her and the water ebbing and flooding. She was delighted and astounded; the world of the land seemed so different from the world of the ocean. She could not float anymore nor create at will. For a while, she stood by the shore, looking up at the sky and feeling the breeze. However, immobile and with cravings, she decided to ask the birds to gather for her a drop of fresh water, a dollop of the finest sand, and a shell full of soil. With these, she would make a form that could carry her. The water became the blood, the sand became the bones, and the soil became the skin and organs; she grew a body. As she tried her new invention, she desired to walk as far as she could. Waving goodbye to the ocean, a giant conch washed up right next to her feet. She brought it close to her, held it by its mouth, blew, and this was the first sound.