¿ Y quien no llora ? 2004. Latex and nylon. 4 x 2.3 x 0.4 m.
The sculpture entitled "And Who Doesn't Cry?" is formed from a latex surface that suspends eight large, nurturing breasts above the viewer's head, their transparent, luminous flesh, with a latticework reminiscent of skin tissue. It is an excessive and festive piece that speaks to the abundant, generous, animal breast that involves and envelops the viewer, and of the universality and importance of attachment relationships with respect to the mother.
Gabriel Rodriguez, El Cultural, 4-9-2004
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As soon as we enter the industrial warehouse-exhibition hall of Espacio C we are invited to walk under the warmth, tenderness, light and goodness of his work. And who doesn't cry?
Once again, we feel that strange sense of unreality, of magic, that Monique Bastiaans's work often contains and evokes. A huge latex skin with eight nipples hangs from the ceiling, resembling the fur of a wolf or dog, its breasts emanating a warm and pleasurable light. Standing beneath it unmistakably produces a wonderful feeling of protection and shelter.
Orlando Britto, 2004