Bidspirit auction | The Strength of the Volcano

The Strength of the Volcano By Ivonne Portillo Sierra Woodcut and collage on paper 2020 - SHIPS FROM Barcelona, Spain 119 years ago, the Santa María erupted in Guatemala with a force unparalleled by any other volcano in the last centuries. The eruption interrupted the Minerva Festivities planned by the president at the time who wanted to achieve “progress” at all costs. Estrada Cabrera prohibited the media from talking about the natural disaster to maintain the protagonism of his greek and roman-style festivities and silence the fact that the country had succumbed to the forces of nature. Condition: Good Condition, as in images Dimensions: 50 x 50 cm