Columbus 2011

These are digital composites of video stills I photographed which were on my computer screen as I was watching the video-art piece I made entitled The Legacy of Christopher Columbus: A Short Account in Technicolor.

The work pertains to my indigenous Cuban lineage. It is based on eye-witness accounts of the genocide, published by 16th century Spanish Dominican priest, Bartolomé De Las Casas who accompanied Christopher Columbus and Diego Velazquez in the conquest of the New World.

Difference © 2011 by Lili Bernard

Difference © 2011 by Lili Bernard

He Wrenched Her with His Dagger © 2011 by Lili

He Wrenched the Girl with His Dagger © 2011 by Lili

He Cut Off the Boys Hand © 2011 by Lili Bernard

He Cut Off the Boys Hand and Fed It to His Dogs © 2011 by Lili Bernard

He Killed Unweaned Babies © 2011 by Lili Bernard

He Killed Unweaned Babies © 2011 by Lili Bernard

He Raped Girls and Women © 2011 by Lili Bernard

He Raped Girls and Women © 2011 by Lili Bernard