La femme-animal dans l’oeuvre de Graça Morais: une identification entre fragilité et puissance visionnaire

The woman-animal has been recurring in Graça Morais’ work since the 1980s. A hybrid being, part human, part animal, and sometimes vegetal or supernatural, she appears endowed with a salvific power. Connected to the earth and a guardian of memory, her power of creation ties her to the future, giving her a gift of premonition. Graça Morais often identifies with the animals of Trás-os-Montes, reinforcing her bond with her homeland. This woman-animal is rooted in surrealist primitivism and the anthropology of Lévi-Strauss, updated by artists of the 1960s.