La Vendedora by Baggio Ardon

Artist Statement With the negativity surrounding El Salvador through U.S. and Mexican news media, we forget that there are women working tirelessly to harvest fruit to sell on the streets. The work is hard and never pays as much as you'd want it to and yet, somehow, there is beauty in the colors of the fruit and in textiles of their clothes. In a country torn to shreds, color and culture continue to thrive. For some, I think we've forgotten this and for others, I'm sure they never knew. - Baggio Ardon