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Traducciones crudas | Crude translations

In the project conceived for the section “Nunca lo mismo” - Latin American Art, Balseca continues his research on extractivist dynamics and their environmental impacts on land, in particular those exploiting the Ecuadorian soil at the expense of indigenous peoples and benefiting Western oil companies.

The title Traducciones crudas | Crude translations refers to the Spanish translation of the iconic book Amazon Crude (1991), by the American jurist and political scientist Judith Kimerling. This publication became an indispensable legal tool in Ecuador …