Series of messages to "commemorate" the Bicentennial Celebration of the Independence of Mexico, September 2010. The graphics were conceived from critic points of view of the current situation that Mexico lives: hung people, decapitations, massacres, kidnaps, abductions, violations, civilians killed by militaries or policemen, extortions, mutilations, drug trafficking, money laundry, corruption, lies, bribery etc.
These were and are outstanding reasons that a great majority of mexicans had to avoid a massive "celebration" of the 200 years of Independence.
Since the word commemorate means to remember, we thought that we needed more of this concept rather than celebration, reflection, introspection, self-criticism; who are we?, where are we going as individuals and as a country?.
The game between celebration and violence is not new, it is intrinsic in our culture; the grenade weapons presented as the crystal containers called vitroleros, used in the traditional parties in Mexico and filled with fruit beverages. The game of meanings in the word "granada"; in spanish the grenade the weapon, receives the same name that the pomegranate. The "chiles en nogada" which is a typical dish of the holiday and it's garnished with pomegranate grains, all this related to the idea of easy access to buy american grenades in the black market at the ridiculous price of just $17 dollars, more or less.
Hung and battered Mexico.
Mezico. The letter x replaced by the Z, in reference to the control and gradual
overtake of one of the mostpowerful and dreadful mexican criminal groups, The Zetas.
Lemon, Rice barley and watermelon.
For your "chiles en nogada", juicy american grenade from $390 to just $200 pesos!!.
* Chiles en nogada, is a typical dish prepared in this holiday.
Bicentennial Barbie. On August 2010, a drug-lord nicknamed La Barbie,
was captured and massively exposed to the media.
Weed, coke and blood, the tricolour flag.
Mexican children learn the colours of the flag emphasizing in the order almost like a prayer.
Metaphor of the lost head, the celebration and decapitation.
This graphic was a response to the Government's Official Poster
for the celebration of the 200 years of Mexico's Independence.
