Series of collages on various aspects of the Civil War in El Salvador (1980 - 1992).
Romero. 2011
solvent tranfer on wood.
Óscar Arnulfo Romero was an El Salvadoran bishop and peace activist. He was assassinated on March 24, 1980
while giving Mass by the government controlled death squad, which systematically carried out
politically-motivated assassinations and other human rights abuses.
Meeting. 2011
solvent tranfer on wood, rope.
The United States supported the El Salvadoran Civil War both financially and with military aid, some
reports estimate that as much as $1.5 million a day were given to the El Salvadoran government during
the peak of the war.
"What we see in El Salvador is an attempt to destabilize the entire region and eventually move chaos and
anarchy to the American border." - Ronald Reagan
Campesinos. 2011
solvent tranfer on wood, collage.
For much of El Salvador's history 2% of the population controlled the entirety of the countries wealth,
and as much as 95% of the population lived in abject poverty.