Hate and ignorance create divisions that manifest into the most atrocious and malicious of human acts. Suffering walks in a state of blindness.
Walls divide us, they separate us resulting in dead and tears. Anima Mundi, the soul of the world, is connected to all living things, we are all connected and hence need to evolve as a whole.
The young man in the painting is wounded and dying in the woman's arms. This man symbolises the end result of violence and pain. The woman represents despair and the scars left from hate.
The suitcase is an element of travel and the parrot in the cage shows imprisonment. Parrots are known to live in the Amazonian rainforest, they symbolise Latin America. The parrot in the cage represents the oppression and mistreatment towards the foreigner, the Latino.
The shotgun is an emblem of death. The primary function of a gun is to kill hence they indicate the lowest and most primitive nature of men/women.
