Oppression

Communities are prone to be oppressed through the exploitation of their bodies, free speech, and living environment. Racism has led to the domination of ruling classes to control the community of their resources and human rights. Minorities have been enslaved to satisfy the owners, leading them to take advantage of a woman’s temple for their twisted desires. Censorship can be a tool to silence the people from spreading the truth of mismanagement of a political power. Journalists that attempt to seek the truth are killed off to prevent them from speaking anything negative about the controlling power. Lastly, people with wealth can exploit a community to control the natural resources and labor of the people, leading towards environmental disasters and racism on the rise.

Creole Portraits III by Joscelyn Gardner

Kwa Bawon by Maksaens Denis

Gas Men by Christopher Cozier