IN STEREO

Graffiti has been done on what’s been declared heritage. That’s what makes me the maddest. And one of the morons that has come is from [the feminist group] Mujeres Creando [Women Creating]. They come to put it on colonial walls. It destroys that architectural layer of Potosí; that is what Mujeres Creando have done. I respect them to a certain extent – until they invade, until they come to put their slogans here on the Cathedral, on [the church of] San Francisco. I do not like that. They have come here to paint Potosí, to paint on monuments. It has not been on one. They have painted it on two, three, four churches. It is patrimonial destruction. With what objective did you come here to do that? I understand very well about gender equality. I agree with it – I’ve never been against gender diversity.

The graffiti… It’s not even graffiti. It is a message. If I have learned anything, it is to analyse every word. It is clear what it says here. I respect graffiti – for me, graffiti is amazing. I once did graffiti [myself]. But not on a church. No, no, no. They can do graffiti; it’s fine by me. But they must respect Potosí. In this case, she has not respected Potosí. That’s the thing. No matter what your message is, what are you doing? You’re killing a colonial. Really! You are painting on stone. There is no justification for any more messages you may have. They cannot come to put their graffiti on the churches of Potosí, indiscriminately and without permission. That cannot be done. It is a rebellion. And if you want a rebellion, do it with congress and all that. Not physically destroying the historic monuments of Potosí. – Lucho