Cali
Rivera
water as an element
Final document of
artwork developed by Cali Rivera
1995-2007
“The Irazu Manifesto”
Data from
the World Health Organization indicates that 1,200
million people do not have access to drinking water
and 2,400 millions lack sewage systems and infrastructure
for the treatment of such wastes. This lack is the
cause of the death of 6,000 children daily, who
pass away from diseases related to the consumption
of water that doesn't comply with the necessary
health requirements. What is more, it is estimated
that 80% of all diseases recorded in the developing
world are provoked by the absence of drinking water
...
According
to experts, the concern about the shortage of this
“vital element” will be the principal
trigger for future wars.
Even so,
it would seem that this quantity would be enough
to supply a large population. But the truth is,
that it is not properly distributed in the world
and in many places it is threatened by pollution
factors, waste and infrastructure, as is the case
with the dams that affect large river basins.
Costa Rican
water tables have been seriously damaged in the
last few years due to the lack of Planning Programs
to protect this resource.
“One of our greatest treasures”
Being one
more voice in a grand choir that voluntarily communes
with a common sense of survival, has moved my work
through countless varied searches in order to pass
on a message. From that perspective and based on
different tendencies, I have guided myself to develop
each part of my discourse.
The Mayan
prophecies have inspired the conclusion of my element
proposal and it was the seventh one that triggered
its development.
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