Iquitos Peru Interventions

Iquitos Interventions

Resiste Belen

Intervention in solidarity with Belen residents fighting against relocation away from the river, their primary source of livelihood.

Fuerza Abuela

Carolina has been a friend of the project for over 10 years. She is a fixture of the community & a force of joyful elder energy.

Stencil Mischief

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Pattern Design

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Collaborative painting

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

If everyone in Belen felt respected

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Community Banner Intervention

"Conversations about Respect" strung house to house representing shared perspectives, struggles and dreams for the future. Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Outside the Marketplace

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Belen Pueblo Luchador

Juan, the featured cobbler, has been repairing shoes in Belen for decades. He' s currently working on a book about the "luchador spirit" (fighting spirit) of Belen Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Danielle

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Monica & her little brother

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Portraits in the market

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Market mural with Protest message

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Sube y Baja Belen!

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Family

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Come Rico

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Dale Chuchito

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Para Aprender,

"To Learn, first you must eat!" Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Juego Bonito

Limpia tu Manos

Escuela San Francisco

Sose working on door

Photo by Claudia Córdova Zignago

Every August I work in collaboration with Peruvian street artist, Sose as part of the Belen Festival, an ongoing public health, art, activism project in Iquitos Peru put on by The Gesundheit Institute & Bola Roja. Themes vary year to year depending on the needs of the community. Themes have included respect, sex ed, kitchen sanitation, & nutrition.