A Crop Of Bondage, 2023


A Crop Of Bondage, 2023


Cian Dayrit

Embroidery on textile

190 x 153 cm

An abaca plant is depicted at the center of this work. Abaca was first imported by the Spanish conquistadores because of its importance in rope production. It represents the first monoculture imported by a colonizer that suppressed food production for the local population.

Made in collaboration with Henry Caceres.