Her second contribution to the Public Art festival features a traditional Mexican mask from the state of Guerrero which is worn in a traditional dance to represent a petition for rain.
Cape Town is currently experiencing a water crisis that has led to drastic cuts in the daily supply and it could become the first big city to run completely dry. The city is currently counting down to day zero when taps will no longer flow with what gives life.
Mariana felt it was fitting to share something all the way from Mexico in solidarity to our current dire situation. Through her mural, our water crisis is made Global as not just a Capetonian issue but a question of the quality of life for all mankind. “The story of one is the story on many” and global citizens should all reflect on the way they value the source of life.
