The Faces & MicroGeographies of Resistance

The Faces & MicroGeographies of Resistance In The Faces and MicroGeographies of Resistance: an illustration of struggle and solidarity, I articulate my witnessing of victim-survivor-protagonists, real-world human rights activists, and the spaces they occupy in contemporary Guatemala. Set against the vibrant and colourful backdrop of rural and urban Guatemala, the monochromatic images reflect the gravity, significance, and immediacy of the continuous struggle for human rights, land reterritorialization, clean water, and a just government free of corruption and impunity; the colour images are complimentary and supplementary, providing additional context. The daily struggle is not only against local actors; the most marginalized of groups also bear a disproportionate amount of unrelenting weight from the Global North's economic model of neoliberalism, as manifest through land and resource intensive extractive industries (mining) and monoculture agricultural practices for export (African palm oil). These images are intended to provide a lens into how human rights activism is implemented at a grassroots level. While influential musicians and actors may broadcast for international awareness and raise money for broad scale initiatives, solidarity groups such as Rights Action and The Human Rights Defenders Project provide in situ operational support and funding at a scale that immediately impacts people's lives.