Remaining in Puerto Rico - Springfield, MA
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"Remaining in Puerto Rico" is the companion mural to "Farewell, Puerto Rico". They are diagonally across from each other. The mural is located on Hampden Street on the north side of 1640 Main St. in Springfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WM10WFZ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2019
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Moriviví is a collective of young female artists, located in Santurce, PR. They specialize in the creation of murals that focus on the human condition. "Remaining in Puerto Rico" is a glimpse of life in urban Puerto Rico.
On the right hand side of the mural you are looking through a window inside a brick apartment apartment building. A mother and her son are busy with routine chores. The son using a ceramic pitcher to water plants in a window box. His mother is seated behind him looking down on her clenched hands as if she is treading a needle.
On the left side is a cityscape of tall buildings. A sign post has three directional signs. They are inscribed:
Brincar el Charco - literally Jumping the Pond a slang expression for leaving Puerto Rico.
Pedacito de Tierra - Little Piece of Land referring the the Island of Puerto Rico
Colectivo Morivivi - the name of the group of artists.
A close line in the foreground is hung with newspapers instead of clothing. The headlines read:
UN BAÑO DE AGUA FRÍA A LA JUNTA (A COLD WATER BATH TO THE BOARD)
FOR SOME THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE
PROMESA (PROMISE)
INGIERTO EL PANORAMA (TAKE IN THE VIEW)
City: Springfield, MA
Location Name: Hampden Building, 1640 Main St., Springfield, MA.
Artist: Colectivo Morivivi - Raysa Raquel, Sharon Gonzalez, Salome Cortes
Date: June 2019
Media: paint on brick
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