Beehive Design Collective - Mesoamerica Resiste!
Date
Credits
Format
- Poster 1686
Type of Work
- Finished work 5481
Media
- paper 1341
Techniques
- drawing 52
- illustration 132
Dimensions
Locations Made
- United States 727
- Maine
Links
- A graphic campaign about grassroots resistance to corporate globalization -
This poster was created by the Beehive Design collective as a part of a tryptic to shed light on the communities from Mexico to Colombia that were destroyed in the 15th century when America was colonized. Even though these areas were colonized nearly 400 years ago, the devastation of local communities and ecological diversity is still relevant today. The poster highlights the idea of communities coming together to discuss their common issues and plan of action. There is a large and diverse number of animals represented in the piece, including several reptiles, amphibians, insects, mammals, and even the remains of some extinct species. Some of the animals hold material items, such as a pen and paper, a microphone, a guitar, and a video camera to represent the act of documenting the conversation and spreading the word.
Page 1: Inside of Tryptic
Pages 2: The Community Assembly
Page 3: Stories of Bees and Economies / The People's Media
Page 4: The Ant Swarm
Page 5: Greenwashing
Page 6: Historical Memory
Page 7: Ancestors, !Presente!
Page 8: Anti-copyright