Anonymous, ""El Quelite that Grew from the Concrete"", contributed by Emanuel Preciado, Center for Ethnography, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 18 December 2019, accessed 19 April 2024. http://centerforethnography.org/content/el-quelite-grew-concrete
Critical Commentary
Drawing from Tupac Shakur’s poetry book “The rose that grew from the concrete” this image displays the resilience of an ancient plant species from Mexico that grew informally, guerilla-style through a crack in the asphalt near an urban community garden in Santa Ana. The image embodies the resilience of the people in this community who have found ways to thrive in places with very little resources such as access to land.