Jessica Lagunas (born 1971) is an artist and graphic designer whose work focuses on "the condition of woman in contemporary society, questioning her obsessions with body image, beauty, sexuality and aging.
[7] For the series "Forever Young" (ongoing), Lagunas weaves strands of human hair – provided by visitors and staff at the Museo del Barrio in New York, as well as by the artist herself – using a technique traditionally used by Mayan women in Guatemala.
For Historias Íntimas (2009–11), the artist collected letters from female family members in which they recount the first time they experienced menstruation.
Correlating to her respect for the female body and menstruation, the work "Días especiales (Special Days)" done in New York in 2008, circles are adorned with patterns inspired by vaginal tissue as seen under a microscope and placed on varying surfaces (such as beds, sheets, etc.
[9] Apart from Femicidio in Guatemala, the artist has created a number of pieces honoring and denouncing the prevalence of violence against women in the country,[10] including In Memoriam (2007),[11][12] and Para que nos recuerdes mejor.