Greta Rico

Documentary Photographer
   
Location: Mexico City
Nationality: Mexican
Biography: Mexican documentary photographer, journalist and educator focused on gender and human rights issues. Her projects are based on exploring social boundaries and rehistorizing the body in a situated way. Through her images she reflects on... MORE
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Native maize, the inhabitant of Mexico City who resists eviction
greta rico
May 22, 2023
Summary
Mexico City is one of the most populated in the world. In the imagination, their territory is mostly grey, noisy, crowded and suddenly hostile. he real estate development of the city is eating up the green spaces, but in the southern outskirts of the city peasant life still resists. In the southern Mayorships of Mexico City, 3,733 tons of native maize are still produced annually. Growing maize is not easy, we must defend the seed from the transgenic threat, from water problems, from urban growth.

Mexico City is one of the most populated in the world. In the imagination, their territory is mostly grey, noisy, crowded and suddenly hostile. he real estate development of the city is eating up the green spaces, but in the southern outskirts of the city peasant life still resists. In the southern Mayorships of Mexico City, 3,733 tons of native maize are still produced annually. Growing maize is not easy, we must defend the seed from the transgenic threat, from water problems, from urban growth.

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