The circus

If we believe that weaving tapestries was a way for Parra to express the "bright side of life," according to her own words, then The Circus encapsulates that fleeting, joyful feeling in a life otherwise characterized by struggle, depression and despair. Parra was familiar with circus life. Since the early days of her adolescence she and her brothers and sisters helped their family to make ends meet by singing for the traveling circuses that visited her province. At a certain point she even considered joining one. With the déjà vu of nostalgia, this work alludes to the happiness that circus people seem to have.
—Félix Angel, Curator, IDB Cultural Center