Muck Rock
Indigenous Rights are Human Rights, 2016
Venice, California
Photo Credit: Muck Rock
Muck Rock painted this work portraying two Indigenous Americans from the Sioux tribe, in response to the attempted construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in the northern United States. In 2015, the pipeline sparked months-long protests because of its impact on the region’s water quality, ancient burial grounds, and historic cultural sites. The Sioux and their supporters believe the DAPL violates Native Americans’ rights to autonomy over their reservation lands.
“The portraits, painted in sepia tones, were doused with black oil paint upon completion. The drips across it symbolize the fear of oil spillage from the pipeline on native lands.”
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MuckRock 非营利组织
《土著人民权利亦是人权》(Indigenous Rights are Human Rights)，2016 年
加利福尼亚州，威尼斯市
照片来源：MuckRock 非营利组织
MuckRock 非营利组织创作的这幅作品刻画了苏族的两位美洲原住民，用以回应美国北部达科他州输油管道 (DAPL) 的建设方案。2015 年，由于该管道对该地区的水质、古墓葬地和历史文化遗址造成影响，引发了长达数月的抗议活动。苏族人及其支持者认为，DAPL 侵犯了美洲原住民对其保留地的自治权
“这幅肖像画以棕褐色调绘制，完成后再浇上黑色油彩。这些黑色油彩象征着人们对输油管道石油泄漏到原住民土地的恐惧。”