DE SOLA SOL PERFORMANCE *********************** From: Alexander Del Re <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: De Sola Sol Performance Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 20:48:54 -0700 (PDT) PERFORMANCE: De Sola Sol <http://desolasol.perfopuerto.org>
SITE: Highway to Chapare - Bolivia. (Bolivia is in the center of South America and The Chapare is a rain forest right at the core of Bolivia). PERFORMERS: Mart�n Molinaro (Argentina) Marialuisa Ram�rez (Bolivian nomad) Alexander Del Re (Chile) DURATION: 24 hours DATE: June 15, 2003 DESCRIPTION: The performance consists of the 3 performers walking from dawn to dusk, for 24 hours; bare-footed, fasting and muted, to leave the road with traces of blood, yellow flowers and green leaves; each performer will deliver the elements as following: Mart�n YELLOW FLOWERS Marialuisa BLOOD Alexander GREEN LEAVES The Bolivian flag is Red Yellow & Green BACKGROUND: At the Chapare, the coca leaf has been grown for centuries, chewed by the descendants of the Incaic Empire, used until today for the production of coca-cola, besides other uses. Most of the coca leaves grown at the Chapare are used today in the clandestine elaboration of cocaine. The Bolivian government eradicates the coca plantations in order to obtain a US "Certification" to get funding for the so-called "Alternative Development" programs. The "cocaleros" (coca leaf farmers) are farmers fighting for their right to free cultivation of the land. Against governmental eradication their response is violence. This conflict has been running for many years now. In 1998, the Chapare Highway (the only way connecting 3 main bolivian cities), was blocked for a month and a half, causing a loss of millions to Bolivia. In such a struggle of power many people have died. Blockades and fighting still continue to this day. Website: <http://desolasol.perfopuerto.org> info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------- a m b i t : networking media arts in scotland post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] archive: http://www.mediascot.org/ambit info: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and write "info ambit" in the message body -------------------------------------------------
