Artist creates portrait the size of two soccer fields

In a joint action with the feminist organization Mama Cash, contemporary artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada drew on the ground in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a portrait of a woman who has the same area as two football fields. The art piece is part of the campaign vogelvrije vrouwen - defend women who defend human rights.

According to the Design Boom website, the portrait was drawn in honor of women activists and as a protest against the persecution they face in Mesoamerica, the region comprising the territories of Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, and certain parts of Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua. For the portrait, 80 volunteers were needed and, to everyone's delight, a 360⁰ photo of the artwork was also produced, available online for anyone curious to see what the image looks like at the level of the picture. floor.