Perú, un Estado Tóxico

Title: Perú, un Estado Tóxico

Photographer(s): Alessandro Cinque

Writer(s): K’ana Runa, Fernando Serrano, Claudio Portugal, Adela Zhang, Ariana Kana Magaño, Alessandro Cinque

Designer(s): Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo, Sebastian Lopez Ubaque

Publisher(s): Raya Editorial, Lima,Perú

Year: 2023

Print run: 500

Language(s): Spanish, English

Pages: 16

Size: 16.5 x 24 cm

Binding: Softcover with lanyard

Edition:

Print:Matiz Taller Editorial,Lima, Perú

Nation(s) and year(s) of Protest: Perú, 2019-2023

ISBN:

Peru, a toxic state is a prime example of how a new form of colonialism is creating benefits at the expense of the environment and local communities. What is happening in Peru is also happening elsewhere. This work aims to collect testimonies from the population and create an archive of images that clearly show the dark and forgotten side of mining in the country, raising awareness among those who live off the grid.

Peruvian citizens themselves are very often unaware of what is happening to them just a few kilometers from home, including the inhabitants of the Andean communities who, due to limited information, remain fragmented and cannot cope with the basic right to health and a dignified existence.

A book that is closer to a fanzine in terms of size and invoice, but with its 500 copies it fits right in among the publications that will be remembered in time. Furthermore, Alessandro wanted it to be, for the most part, donated to the people of the Andes as a communication tool to learn about what is happening in Peru.