On November 29th, artist Seba Calfuqueo was invited to present her new action “Cu-tter”, as part of Art at Americas Society’s Performance Series.

Copper is a metal that various cultures have appropriated and used since the beginning of human settlements, from decorative to functional. This metal is a conductive material, that is, it allows electricity to be conducted, making it one of the most common materials in technological objects since modernity. In the Chilean context, copper is presented as a symbol of power, considered the favorite material of the economy, signifying the "progress" of the country in its export of national goods.

The performance “Cu-tter” makes historical links between copper and humanity, from indigenous worldviews and large-scale extractive projects that contaminate the earth. The performance piece links the extraction of copper to the suffering of the body and the territory, to the areas of sacrifice resulting from the contamination of economic “progress.”