NAME OF THE MURAL:
PANDEMIC AND POWER
This protest mural speaks out against the political handling of the pandemic, denouncing the abuse of power and manipulation in times of crisis and despair.​
The iconic Mona Lisa, now a punk rebel with tattoos of resistance, defies the authorities.
Beside her, the words "ISOLATED," "fear," "anxiety," "depression," "loneliness," and "silenced" reveal the dark side of isolation and social control, warning of the deep emotional scars left by the pandemic.
The numbers on Mona Lisa's face hide the date when the people of the Province rose up and demonstrated against the unnecessary isolation imposed by the government, successfully putting an end to the abuse of lockdowns.
A politician with a Pinocchio nose, uttering empty words like "empathy" and "rescue", exposes the lies, shamelessness, and double standards.
The phrase "The State has to live off something", painted on the lying politician's lectern, becomes a bitter reminder of the hypocrisy and greed of some officials during the pandemic. While businesses were forced to close and the population struggled to survive, the State sought to secure its own income by raising taxes, regardless of the social cost.
The phrase: "political discourse without saliva" criticizes the ignorance and lack of truth in political speeches.
The quote from Calle 13: "He who controls, he who dominates, wants to make you sick to sell you medicine" summarizes how some politicians used the pandemic to gain power.
The helicopter pursuit of Olympic rower Ariel Suárez by the police has become a symbol of excessive social control and the criminalization of everyday activities during the pandemic.
The slogan "When tyranny is law, revolution is order" proclaims the legitimacy of citizen resistance in the face of abusive measures imposed during the pandemic. This phrase denounces oppression and calls for the recovery of control and dignity through collective action.
Next to the image of two police officers repressing, the phrase: "DISTANCE !LIE! SOCIAL" denounces the falsehood behind the concept of "social distancing." The mural exposes how this measure, justified in the name of public health, was used as a tool of control and repression, limiting freedom of expression and assembly. The word "LIE" highlighted in capital letters underscores the distrust towards the authorities and their handling of the pandemic.
At the top of the wall, the image of Abigail's father, carrying his sick daughter to the hospital while the police prevent him from passing, becomes a heartbreaking symbol of the human tragedy caused by political decisions during the pandemic.
All of Argensud's murals are compositions created from texts, phrases, poems, drawings, and paintings by different artists, combined into a digital collage, and then painted with brushes and synthetic enamel on the walls.