Bastardilla, a Colombian street artist, recently created this very politically charged piece. She is trying to bring attention to MINGA, a peaceful protest in which the different regional groups of Columbia march together to bring attention to the native people of the land and the protection that is needed for their sacred land.
Bastardilla says: “Minga: In ‘Kichwa’ a dialect from the Amazon, means work or community actions, collective and solidarity."
“This year, MINGA also proposes - as part of the Global Minga - the construction of a Climatic Justice Court, that judges the foreign companies and governments that work with them; that prey on Mother Nature, looting her natural resources and make vulnerable the respect and defense to the right of life.”
Her work, representing a native woman who is not only carrying the youth of the country safely, but also supporting the roof of the building she is painted on. Although she is carrying a heavy burden, she seems quite content.
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