Mi
Performance “Mi” by Yuchen Li from Weaving Realities Collective
At the book launch of "Bodies in Resistance and Rebellion in times of War and Death" (En Tiempos de Muerte: Cuerpos, Rebeldías, Resistencias).
Centro de SCLC, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
2nd January 2020
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“Mi” is an embodied performance, where the artist tells her personal stories with this important crop from her culture. The personal characteristics of the performance does not stop the messages being conveyed in a universally relatable way, with various political interpretations, such as migration, food security and global consumerism.