Greeting to Taniperla

Greeting to Taniperla is a mural project initiated by the Red Tree Collective. Part of the larger project involves the reconstruction of a mural painted in Chiapas in 1998 by a group of Mayan villagers and subsequently destroyed by the Mexican armed forces. The imagery of the original Taniperla mural reflected on Tzeltal Mayan traditions and portrayed ‘ideals’ of community life. In an act of solidarity, the mural of Taniperla has been recreated in the towns of Rosario and Bariloche in Argentina. The Toronto project intends to draw attention to the struggle in Chiapas and to issues affecting our own communities. The mural at Scarboro Foreign Missions’ handball court will visualize the experiences of local visual artists and students from high schools in the area.

Photo: courtesy of Food for Chiapas

Artists: Red Tree - Lynn Hutchinson, Claire Carew, Raffael Iglesias, Shelley Niro, Hannah Claus, Sadi Ducros with Scarborough Area Youths

June 2000 on,
Opening Reception: July 2, 12 noon

Scarborough Foreign Missions
Handball Court at
2685 Kingston Rd. and Brimley Dr.

Red Tree acknowledges the support of The Toronto Arts Council and The Canada Council

For more information visit the A Space Gallery web site.