Mirtha Dermisache

The oneiric transmutation of writing practiced by Argentinean artist Mirtha Dermisache produces a dematerialization of the word, leading it towards the asemic graphic sign and illegibility. In the two exhibited works, Dermisache reduces the letter sign to pure scribble, going back to the origins of the distinction between sign, writing, and drawing.

Mirtha Dermisache (1940–2012) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was an artist who worked with writing and its graphic dissolution. Her asemic scripts have been published in numerous magazines, including Julien Blaine’s Doc(k)s. She participated in numerous group exhibitions worldwide, including at MACBA (Barcelona) and the Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris). Her works are in public collections such as the Museu de Serralves (Portugal) and the Museum of Modern Art (New York).