Catherine Ruane
Seeds of Resistance
Etching/chine colle, 2011,
9” x 12”
Ruane’s print addresses one reason Mexican farmers feel they need to leave their family farms and attempt a life in the United States. The competition from genetically modified seed stocks has made traditional Mexican farming economically unsustainable. The Zapatista farmers are working to maintain the ancient healthy native corn stock, to preserve this part of their cultural heritage for future generations.
Catherine Ruane
Seeds of Resistance
Etching/chine colle, 2011,
9” x 12”
Ruane’s print addresses one reason Mexican farmers feel they need to leave their family farms and attempt a life in the United States. The competition from genetically modified seed stocks has made traditional Mexican farming economically unsustainable. The Zapatista farmers are working to maintain the ancient healthy native corn stock, to preserve this part of their cultural heritage for future generations.
