Justicia por Mano Propia

Abstract

This project addresses the stories of violence and vigilante justice surrounding the Ricocha River in the San Joaquín inspection, in La Mesa Cundinamarca. It presents sculptures of disembodied hands, which have been the result of dialogues with people who narrate diverse positions and experiences regarding mutilation, in addition to analyzing the way in which others understand reprimanding the behaviors of those who act contrary to social morality, manifesting his idea of ​​justice in actions that fall directly on the body of the other. This panorama is supported by a natural ecosystem that seeks to build loyalty in the environments in which these actions take place, extracting gravel from the area and pigmenting the pieces with the colors of the Colombian flag, showing how a general reading can be developed from a particular problem. in terms of the violence that exists in much of the rural territory of this country.