portrait spans the length of two football fields by jorge rodriguez gerada

large-scale aerial portrait of an anonymous mesoamerican woman by jorge rodriguez-geradaimage © jorge rodriguez-gerada

as an artistic impetus for social change, cuban-american contemporary artist jorge rodriguez-gerada has created an aerial land artwork spanning the length of two football fields in amsterdam. commissioned by the feminist organization mama cash for their campaign,  vogelvrije vrouwen – defend women who defend human rights, the work depicts the portrait of an anonymous mesoamerican woman in honor of female activists and as a protest against their persecution in the mesoamerican region. the massive piece was completed with the assistance of 80 volunteers with a 360 virtual tour available of the artwork here.

the work depicts the portrait of an anonymous mesoamerican woman in honor of female activists and as a protest against their persecution in the mesoamerican regionimage © jorge rodriguez-gerada

the massive piece was completed with the assistance of 80 volunteersimage © jorge rodriguez-gerada

the artwork was commissioned by the feminist organization mama cashimage © jorge rodriguez-gerada

image © jorge rodriguez-gerada

image © jorge rodriguez-gerada