Guardians

The Jacobo and Maria Angeles Workshop created two “Guardians” to live in New York City, with the mission of accompanying and protecting all Latin American, Mexican and Oaxacan migrants, who live or are about to arrive in the United States looking for a better future for their families.

As its name suggests, our guardians safeguard the life and the cultural identity in this community; they’re also responsible for the care, transport, and defense of the warriors, tonas, and guides of their tribe. These two monumental figures are part of the story told in “Nomads”, a narrative about resistance, persecution and migration in a dystopian future, where science merges with ancestral cosmovisions, among them the Zapotec.

The Jaguar is cautious and strategic, representing courage,
agility and strength.
The Eagle keeps its eyes on the horizon, towards the future,
symbolizes leadership and visual power.