AINHOA HERNÁNDEZ ESCUDERO

thisIsFine_404 (trilogy ed)

A trilogy inspired by Greek mythology, investigating how women and queer figures and narratives are staged, erased, or monstrified within the foundational stories of Western culture. Myth, for me, is not a relic but a speculative tool, a way to define belonging and power through the symbolic order. I work with Myths to counter their spell, while exposing the toxic cycles of extraction and harm that live inside them. The cycles that continue to repeat themselves like a stubborn refrain in the West. I approach these myths as a kind of death doula: accompanying their endings, acknowledging their force, and revealing how they have long served as instruments of systems like capitalism. Through this trilogy, I aim to create a space where inherited narratives can be both mourned and transformed,  and where performance becomes a method for reflection, research, and worldbuilding.

• PROLOGUE. The Torch, The Key, and The Snake 2022

• CHAPTER 1. (don't) look me in the eyes