End the Debt! Decolonize! Liberate Puerto Rico! Scroll

An artistic response to Hurricane María which tells a story of struggle and resistance to U.S. colonialism in Puerto Rico and its diaspora. This pre-cinematic technology employs continuous moving images, performed with an original song by Papel Machete. The hand-illustrated scroll is over 170 feet long and 3 inches wide, and was developed over fifteen months. The piece was created by artists from AgitArte and Papel Machete, in collaboration with Estefanía Rivera, Crystal Clarity, Rachel Schragis, and Emily Simons. 

The scroll piece made its NYC debut as part of the When We Fight, We Win! / ¡Cuando Luchamos, Ganamos! 2018 exhibition at The Clemente’s Abrazo Interno gallery, which featured over 40 artists, cultural organizers and collectives whose work bolsters people’s movements and builds solidarity across place, culture and struggle.