Former drug gang members turn district into giant mural in
government rehabilitation initiative in Pachuca. As part of a government-sponsored project that rehabilitates ex-convicts, former drug gang members, armed with paintbrushes, have turned an entire district in the city of Pachuca into the country's largest mural.
The creative initiative, called Pachuca Paints, has used
20,000 litres of paint on 209 houses, creating a vibrant, colourful image that
stands out from afar.
The project also aims to promote communal unity and build a
sense of trust between the former criminals and the local residents.
On the hillside of a downtrodden neighborhood in the Mexican
city of Pachuca, there’s been some unusual activity in the last seven months or
so.
Graffiti artists from a collective called Germen Nuevo Muralismo Mexicano have been at work on what they’re calling a macro mural.
This portable mural introduces
the tensions over labor, race, and economic inequity that simmered in Mexico
after the Revolution. In the foreground, an Indian woman, with the traditional
braids and white clothes of a peasant, cuts papayas from a tree while her
children collect the fruit in reed baskets.Behind them, dark-skinned men with
bowed heads
The graffiti artists were contacted by the local government,
according to Diario de San Luis, and asked to help rehabilitate the mostly
concrete grey buildings in the area.
On the hillside of a downtrodden neighborhood in the Mexican
city of Pachuca, there’s been some unusual activity in the last seven months or
so. Graffiti artists from a collective called Germen Nuevo Muralismo Mexicano have been at work on what they’re calling a macro mural.
This portable mural introduces
the tensions over labor, race, and economic inequity that simmered in Mexico
after the Revolution. In the foreground, an Indian woman, with the traditional
braids and white clothes of a peasant, cuts papayas from a tree while her
children collect the fruit in reed baskets.Behind them, dark-skinned men with
bowed heads
gather bunches of sugar cane.
The graffiti artists were contacted by the local government,
according to Diario de San Luis, and asked to help rehabilitate the mostly
concrete grey buildings in the area.
Street Art News reports that the 452
families who live in the neighborhood of Palmitas have seen a reduction in
crime since
the mural began.
Source: Agencies
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