The Territory Is Not for Sale
Gallery 3. Territory
María Buenaventura
2011-2019
Installation 4 pieces
variable dimensions.
Seeds, moss, stones, soil, and green leaves break through a city constructed from reams of paper. The orderly landscape contrasts with holes filled with earth and plants growing among piles of white sheets. María Buenaventura prints court notices, building permits, and Decree 619 of 2000—documents that have impacted the territory and agricultural zones of the Usme locality. The work challenges Article 64 of the Constitution, which guarantees peasants progressive access to land ownership, while Territorial Planning Plans have promoted mass construction, affecting the land and farming areas.
