Five@slrpnk.net to art@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-210 months agoKnitting rainbows in Chiapasdanestrom.wpenginepowered.comimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareAshyrlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoIt seems laden with meaning, but I have no idea what any of it means. Are the masks because they’re hiding their identities or a response to cultural expectations? Are they knitting rainbows as a queer symbol or are they literally creating the rainbows for the world upon which they kneel?
minus-squareFive@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-210 months agoThey’re hiding their identities as a cultural norm, but it’s difficult to explain unless you’re already familiar with the Zapatistas. Here’s an excerpt of a documentary this mural was featured in – still looking for the full video online.
minus-squareAshyrlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoThanks for that! I knew absolutely nothing about the Zapatistas.
It seems laden with meaning, but I have no idea what any of it means.
Are the masks because they’re hiding their identities or a response to cultural expectations?
Are they knitting rainbows as a queer symbol or are they literally creating the rainbows for the world upon which they kneel?
They’re hiding their identities as a cultural norm, but it’s difficult to explain unless you’re already familiar with the Zapatistas. Here’s an excerpt of a documentary this mural was featured in – still looking for the full video online.
Thanks for that! I knew absolutely nothing about the Zapatistas.