Resting place, daybed
(2023)
from the Conflict Avocados project 2023
- Medium
- avocado-dyed cotton, fabric, plywood, metal, (other matierials)
- Measurements
- (a-d) 84.0 × 221.5 × 96.0 cm (overall)
- Place/s of Execution
- London, England
- Department
- Contemporary Design and Architecture
- Credit Line
- Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with funds donated by The Andrew & Geraldine Buxton Foundation, 2024
© Fernando Laposse - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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Commemorating the legacy of environmental activist Homero Gómez González, whose murder was tied to his work protecting the habitat of the Monarch butterfly from illegal logging in Mexico, Resting place memorialises the human casualties of targeted violent crime in the region. Embellished with small, embroidered symbols the patchwork represents an act of repair, and the designer’s desire to contribute to healing the violence and devastation associated with the avocado. There’s a belief in Michoacán that the Monarch butterflies are the visiting souls of deceased relatives because their migratory patterns coincide with the Mexican Day of the Dead. As such, the pink avocado dyed fabric is accompanied by yellow fabric dyed using marigolds, which are the traditional flowers of the Day of the Dead.