A veinte soles de distancia #5, 2016

The artwork pledge

• NO POVERTY
• ZERO HUNGER
• GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
• QUALITY EDUCATION
• GENDER EQUALITY
• CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
• REDUCED INEQUALITIES
• CLIMATE ACTION
• LIFE BELOW WATER
• LIFE ON LAND
• PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS

Tags

• Afro-Colombians
• Amazon Rainforest
• Anthropocene
• Berlin
• Biodiversity
• Colombia
• Colonialism
• Death
• Environmental Justice
• Everyday Life
• Extractivism
• Figurative
• Germany
• Global Warming
• Indigenous Peoples
• Landscape
• Latin America
• Lima
• Mixed Media
• Motherhood
• Mourning
• Paul Gauguin
• Peru
• Power Structure
• Ritual
• Social
• Suzanne Simard
• Urban

About this artwork

A child figure covers their mouth with their shirt, surrounded by a black ink stain. Adriana Ciudad explains the series as follows: “[This series references] the Peruvian oil industry, which was responsible for the spill of three thousand barrels of oil, in the Marañón River – a key Amazon tributary. Taking measures to repair the damage, the company Petroperu offered individuals in the affected areas 20 soles (around 5 dollars) for each bucket of oil they collected and removed from the river. As a consequence, dozens of children set out to collect buckets of oil, putting their lives at risk.”

More artworks by Adriana Ciudad

• Adriana Ciudad Abuela Santana ¿porqué llora el niño?, 2018 Crisis $1,800
• Adriana Ciudad A la orilla de la corriente, 2018 Crisis $1,800
• Adriana Ciudad A la tierra del olvido, 2018 Crisis $7,000
• Adriana Ciudad A veinte soles de distancia #4, 2016 Crisis $1,200

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