{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Street Art Cities","provider_url":"https://streetartcities.com","title":"UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS by Raiz de la Ceiba","description":"In early 2024 Guerrero, Mexico artists Baltazar Castellano Melo, Olga Manzano and Jose Luis Hernandez—collectively known as Raiz de la Ceiba or Root of the Ceiba Tree—painted this Second Line parade on the side of the Education Building of University of New Orleans. UNO anthropology professor Roberto Barrios says Guerrero is home to many Afro-descended communities and the visiting artists have dedicated themselves to raising awareness of indigenous people in both Mexico and the US. This mural honors the contributions of migrant workers who made up more than 30 percent of the labor force working ih the hazardous conditions of post-Katrina New Orleans. The spiritual journey of the figures walking on the water of a bayou represent underlying themes of “movement, migration, solidarity and connections between Mexico and New Orleans.\"","author_name":"Randall","author_url":"https://streetartcities.com/users/6ce93af2-b350-4b21-b0be-6303204cbd8a","thumbnail_url":"https://streetartcities.com/media/c/cb243c3a-5ca8-4d99-a870-ca2294f2597c/1024.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"width":480,"height":480,"html":"","cache_age":3600}