Does Costa Rica Exist?
The curator explained that this piece is a criticism of Costa Rica today. The country has no army so it has a peaceful reputation, hence the use of camouflage as the medium. However, the country has a very high rate of husbands killing their wives and fatalities due to drunk driving. He also noted that while Costa Rica has a reputation for being an eco-logically progressive country, it also contains one of the world’s most polluted rivers due to industrial waste being poured directly into this waterway. The predominance of the brown (desert) camouflage over the green (jungle), depicts that Costa Rica has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world.
Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more 
