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Acciones Plásticas
Name: Maya
Age: 24
In the series Acciones Plásticas, I created a multi-faceted "doll", assuming the role of designer and distributor, and even posing as the actual doll itself. My product is "marketed" in five distinct styles: The Orthodox Jew©, The JAP©, The Chach©, The Sexy Latina©, and The Mayan©. Each doll is a satirical characterization of the many roles that have been projected upon me, and into which I have, to some extent, inevitably fallen.

The dolls are always featured completely isolated from their expected surrounding environment. They never actually perform their assumed ritual; instead they merely model the pose in which their expected action would normally occur. As "ethnic objects", the dolls are removed from their original context. Much like actual commercial dolls or other artifacts of popular culture, the viewer observes them without consideration of relevant socio-economic issues, heritage, or cultural practices.

In conjunction with these images, I developed a short series of films in which I become "real women" whose lives have been visibly defined by these societal constructs. Modeled after MySpace profiles and YouTube "video blogs", the films are intended to appeal to high school age girls, who are accustomed to the culture of self-promotion which is prevalent in such online communities. In creating this work, I have been very conscious of the fine line between self-exploitation and proper utilization, with regard to my own status as a representative of a greater cultural identity. Since the project's inception, I have continuously incorporated and placed equal value on the input of other young women, making this piece an ongoing and interactive performance. Acciones Plásticas itself does not provide an actual, tangible resolution. Instead, it slyly functions as a catalyst in creating dialogue, which is instrumental in the process of empowering young women.

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Website: http://mayaescobar.com
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Channel Comments (70)
rnv09 (3 days ago)
Have a nice weekend
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Afgayn (1 month ago)
Hello Iam in Love with you
morformisrael (1 month ago)
greetings from israel.......
123ariel321 (3 months ago)
you think this people respect you or love you? they say it just to see your body. that's all. it is your body and you. take away the body. what is left? whatever it is it is not "you"
JustChecking00 (4 months ago)
Interesting channel background. I stumbled on one of ur vids and decided to check out ur channel :)

alright see ya around
VVendettaz (4 months ago)
CaptainBeetheart:

It must be a joy to be as enlightened as you are. I'm no ignoramus but some of her stuff is so vague it goes over my head. But one thing I can see is that she plays the stereotypical intellectual whether she realises it or not. The intelligencia simply love to be misunderstood for it gives them plenty to mull over during those middle class dinner parties. I suspect your one of them.
myhatbroke (5 months ago)
How can you embarass your ppl like this? this is rediculous, god laughs at you and says you are stupid and loud! you shouldnt of been born jew you are a disgrace!
CaptainBeetheart (5 months ago)
Hey, I just want to let you know that I really love all of your videos. Sorry that they go WAY over the heads of most youtubers. Keep up the good work!
chrisjason777 (5 months ago)
Most beautiful women on facebook! I love that your videos are for a purpose
lastdaysofmanuel (6 months ago)
You are hot!!!!!!!!!! Try curly hair you would look gorgeus whith curly hair too.
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Jewish Women, Jewish Girls, The Club, and Latina Role Model are part of a series entitled Acciones Plásticas, an interactive performance piece that questions the role of stereotyping in the development of identity. Modeled after low-quality videos blogs, each video features a woman whose life has been visibly defined by societal expectations. The videos are made accessible to the general public through their strategic placement, on all of the popular social networking sites such as youtube and myspace. This internet-backdrop contextualizes the videos by framing them with similarly tagged content. The linked videos, images, and profiles point directly to the heart of the depicted stereotypes.
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