Ana Maria Millan, Helena Producciones Collective

Cali, Colombia

Visual artist Ana Maria Millan works both individually and with collective platforms like the award-winning Helena Producciones.

WHY WE LOVE ANA MARIA AND HELENA PRODUCCIONES:

• Since 1997, Helena Producciones has organized the Festival de Performance de Cali, a platform for international and local performance artists that does not shy away from controversial issues and institutional critique
• During an early installment of the Festival, French artist Pierre Pinoncelli amputated his finger in protest against Ingrid Betancourt’s kidnapping in 2002
• Like Creative Time, Helena Producciones doesn’t have a space; rather, they are committed to activating public places that have cultural, political, and historical significance