Guatemala: art in response to "femicides"

Blogger arte-sano writes (my ham-fisted translation of their more eloquent Spanish):

My friend Rosa is an artist of Mexican heritage from the Bay Area who has strong connections to the Guatemalan community. She recently began working on an art project about "femicide" in Guatemala. The project is designed to create awareness of the crimes against women, to create solidarity among the families and friends of the victims, and above all -- to denounce the impunity that prevails in our country [Guatemala] which has allowed to proliferation of this type of violence. Rosa has sent out an invitation to participate in the project, and it occurred to me that by sharing this on my blog, perhaps more people might want to collaborate on this project, so here it is.

Link to full text in Spanish. The artist, Rosa Valdez, can be reached at rosavaldez at hotmail.com.

Background: Amnesty International has more information on femicide in Guatemala here. By various estimates, approximately 2,000 women were murdered in Guatemala from 2001 through March 2006. AI states,

Exceptional cruelty and sexual violence characterize many of the killings. Some of the victims had their throats cut, were beaten, shot or stabbed to death. Many of their bodies show signs of rape, torture, mutilation or dismemberment.

Previous posts:

* Film -- Killer's Paradise
* Thousands of women protest wave of "femicides"

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