LasTesis Collective: Body, Street and Mobility

Abstract

This article focuses on the feminist performance of the LasTesis Collective and its famous: “A rapist in your path.” The objective is to discover the connections and above all the composite assemblage between performance with feminist influence, the body as a performative tool and public space as the ideal place to make visible the denunciation and awareness of gender violence. In this way, performance, body and street become a combination of elements that seeks to confront the State. Artivists (artist-activists) adapt these performative acts to address social problems such as violence against women and feminicide. With a vision in mind, LasTesis gives a defined purpose to their performance, incorporating the feminist anthem: “A rapist in your path” with the intention of giving women a platform to overcome fear and denounce acts of gender violence.