The She-Devil mask embodies the spirit and defiant energies of the Diablos Cojuelos (devils of the Dominican Carnival) to which it refers. Traditionally worn by men, the Diablo Cojuelo grants its wearer a temporary freedom to transgress social norms, provoke, and act without restraint. By creating and wearing this costume, I claim that freedom for myself and challenge the gendered boundaries embedded within the tradition.

Drawing on Carnival's history as a space of resistance, masquerade, and transformation, the She-Devil becomes more than a costume. Like the Carnival figures that emerged from acts of cultural survival and rebellion, the mask allows me to inhabit an alternative identity and question inherited structures of power. It enables an immediate connection to instinct, creates space for new associations, and transforms the body into a site of liberation, play, and self-determination.

She-Devil IV, 2026, video, 4K, loop, color/sound, 1 min 24 sec

She-Devil III, 2017 - 2020, print on aluminum, 58 x 70 cm

She-Devil II, 2017 - 2020, print on aluminum, 57 x 70 cm

She-Devil I, 2017 - 2020, print on aluminum, 80 x 44 cm