Saturn devouring his son / Saturno devorando a su hijo

Grettel Arrate Hechavarria

Paper, plastic and oil

50 x 100 cm

For Sale

The work alludes to and is clearly directed towards the denunciation that environmental pollution causes and how failure to care for nature can profoundly affect the ecosystem without the possibility of reversing it. Excessive exploitation without the corresponding attention due to the desire for development with the aim of building increasingly industrialized societies and the dependence on highly toxic products deeply seek self-destruction, which is becoming more evident every day. In the same way that mythically ´´Saturn devours his son´´ appropriating Goya's work, man self-destructs and in the hands of Chronos (Saturn) it is only a matter of time. Man devours nature which will try to save itself. The search for the long-awaited, needy and poorly manipulated Oil has a long history on this path. These photos were taken recently in the bay of Havana, Cuba showing a clear disaster due to how aggressive this road becomes.