Terror Chic b., 2005

Silence and self-censorship as a means to impose and resist power are the central issues taken up by Tania Bruguera (born 1968 in Havana, Cuba; lives and works in New York City und Havana). She grew up in a country that was always subjugated to diverse powers, and her Cuban heritage is fundamental to her works. In her performances and installations, Bruguera uses silence as an act of submission, simultaneously transforming it into a mode of resistance. The edition made for the Biennale is a conceptual tool to advertise her thought-provoking slogan "Never forget your first revolution".