The squatters made a mural of a Mexican girl With fifteen cans of spray paint and a chemical swirl She's standing in the ashes at the end of the world Four winds blowing through her hair.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Depicts resilient art created by squatters in a desolate, apocalyptic setting.
- In plain terms
- Squatters painted a mural of a girl standing in the ashes of the world.
- What can you take from it?
- Art persists even in the most destroyed environments.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What art survives in the worst places?
Another view
Romanticizes the conditions of squatters without addressing their hardship.
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