"Anti-Systematic Feminism", an ideology supported by María Galindo.

Taken from my online course, Art of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements, was the artwork and message of María Galindo. María was dragged to the courtroom because of her written street artwork, "Femicide is a crime of the patriarchal state". She uses the walls of buildings as her canvas, while also her own body. Some images of her work are shown below:

María works in contemporary social artwork to bring women and the government to recognize her message: to put an end to the male-dominated society and give women the respective rights they deserve as equals. The sexism within society is rooted in everyday actions, to emphasize the powerless women against their male counterparts. María seeks to fight that. She acknowledges that the problem is not the simple "have power, gain power, receive equal rights", but instead is the "relationship with power, and the forms of power" that she plans to rebel against. She views "power" differently than most people around her view power. Unlike it is defined as "a way to achieve status", she believes it comes from oneself. María finds their version of power "laughable".

In her country, it's seen as a political issue regarding women's rights. But both she and I believe that it stems from an ethical issue, and should be treated likewise. Knowing that sexism stems from a mindset, it's very difficult to be able to alter oppression. However, María taking drastic measures to spread her message, the alarm that she brings to this issue calls other women around her, and she has soon established a well-known name for herself.

Personally, this form of social contemporary artwork speaks to me. She's fighting for something that I equally believe him, and her perception of power and the systematic patriarchy piqued my curiosity. I've never heard someone describe "power" in that way, but her context and description, opened a new perspective to consider that I hadn't taken into account before. I've been fixated on the knowledge of power that I was familiar with and failed to consider other contexts in which it can be interpreted. I think María's interpretation of power has a significant effect on her message, and to understand the power she seeks, then we must understand the motivations behind her work and her definition.