Lapiztola
– Artist’s Website –
Lapiztula: The name combines lápiz (pencil) and pistola (gun), an allusion to the old adage that the pen is mightier than the sword.
…a man ripping paper patterned with caged birds off a wall; as it tears, the birds fly away free. It’s the group’s favorite image out of the ones they’ve created to date. “At first we did it to protest against political prisoners, however we’ve realized that it applies to issues revolving around freedom and oppression…