Oil on Canvas – 20” x 28”
May 2017
The model for this painting, Marina, is a Koreguaje woman who has been displaced multiple times from her territory in the Amazon in Caqueta, Colombia. The Koreguaje are a culture based on medicinal plants and agriculture, but have suffered from terrible exploitation of their lands for almost 200 years, starting with Quinine for malaria treatments, followed by Rubber, and more currently for the illegal drug trade and mining. In this painting Marina is seen with the flower of the Quinine tree, with the latex from the rubber trees behind her creating her torment. She is holding a handmade palm bag that inside shows the landscape from her beautiful home territory.
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