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Belize 🇧🇿 (Caribbean)
1981, when Belize became independent
It depicts the beautiful motto: Sub Umbra Floreo, meaning "Under the Shade I Flourish"
The mahogany tree, tools and figures represent the logging industry
She lost a son and grandson to war, the pain of which can be felt viscerally in her pieces
Thinking of Käthe Kollwitz and her passionate and bravely public hatred of war
Love it when art manages to be strange/beautiful/dark/funny all at once
By illustrator Jana Heidersdorf @Checanty
I’m guilty of harbouring some gene directed resentment so enjoyed this piece forcing me to face their innocence
🧬 https://t.co/9X9X7fe8Sb