[2] Her main focus has been "to make forceful commentaries on power relationships, sexism, and violence against women".
After her children had grown up, Serrano divorced her husband in 1982 and moved to New York to begin a career in art.
In New York City, Serrano connected with poets like David Shapiro and Raphael Rubinstein.
When she had created La piñata, she went to the area that had influenced her video and took photos of the town where the women had been murdered.
It explores the different themes she has worked with like sexual harassment, women's place in the workforce, and the feeling of being trapped as a woman in a male-dominated society.
Serrano had created this in response to the 2001 rape attacks and murders of women near Ciudad Juarez.
[3] Restraint (2006) With video as a medium, Serrano herself portrays a woman who tries to soften the voice of a hotel bell.
The piece discusses the sexism and patriarchy that women may face in the workplace as they attempt to advance in a career.