Los ojos

Eyes are probably the most common recurring motif in all the graffiti and street art I witnessed in Chile, including this kind of thing, damaged sculptures.  It's a reference to the amount of eye damage caused by the police's use of rubber bullets and tear gas against protestors.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-protests-graffiti/chile-awakened-graffiti-across-shattered-city-reflects-protest-intensity-idUSKBN1Y018L
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/world/americas/chile-protests-eye-injuries.html
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5949/bandaged-eyes-have-become-a-symbol-of-resistance-in-chile
https://apnews.com/b2bf09a4fc724f05859546ea9208f562

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