Una perla en mi cuerpo

Una perla en mi cuerpo is a collection of objects, drawings and paintings inspired by Bezoar stones. Bezoars are gems that were highly valued in European courts for their attributes as antidotes to poison, and are collected to this day for up to ten times their weight in gold. They are formed in the digestive tracts of animals, including humans, which react to the appearance of an indigestible and inexpellable foreign material, which is frequently hair. The material is covered by a layer of calcium phosphate in a process similar to that of the formation of pearls in oysters. By producing bezoars, the human body operates like a gem mine. To create artificial bezoars, I immersed my own hair in simulated digestive fluids used in the vitamin and processed food industry to test the digestibility of products. These fluids are made up of the same salts that are used as preservatives, synthetic yeasts, antifreeze, etc.