WATER WRITES, BOGOTA

‘The Estria Foundation announces the completion of the 8th mural the Water Writes Series, in Bogota, Colombia. The 2000 square foot mural was created in collaboration between our Executive Director, Erin Yoshi of Oakland, and the APC Crew, one of the largest street art groups in Colombia. The mural is next to a community center that hosts music and arts workshops for youth.

The 2000 square foot mural is dedicated to raising awareness about the current water conditions in Colombia. It portrays nature and humanity joining forces to evict water polluters and exploiters of natural resources. Nature is painted as a character, surrounded by trees, flowers, life, and water. Animals, insects, and people are housed in the hair and along the body. The left arm directs attention towards a barge in the river containing the impact of resource extracting industries; mining, fishing, logging, and plantation farming. Graffiti on the sides of the ship attest to the history of resistance it has met everywhere it has traveled.’