Najallota Insolente, Maya, México, 750 BC, Playfully disobedient. Does not believe in hierarchies, la hija de la gran... from the Plunder Me Baby Series

Peruvian American artist Kukuli Velarde addresses colonization and identity in her ceramic work. Velarde focuses on Latin American history as a point of reference, describing it as “the reality with which I am familiar.” This work is from the series, Plunder Me, Baby—a title that suggests subversion, aggression, wariness, and playfulness as well as self-awareness. It is a kind of self-portrait where she uses her face as a way to create links between past and present.