In 2010 a suitcase was sent from Berlin to Mexico City containing a 39-foot tall inflatable hammer. Thus began El Martillo's odyssey to protest the UN Climate Conference in Canc[n. El Martillo's short life climaxed when protesters from Marea Creciente (Rising Tide) stormed the conference, gigantic hammer above their heads. In full view of the press Mexican police tore the inflatable to pieces. The El Martillo Project documents the process from its conception and construction to the media flurry it sparked off. Included are numerous full color images.
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In 2010 a suitcase was sent from Berlin to Mexico City containing a 39-foot tall inflatable hammer. Thus began El Martillo's odyssey to protest the UN Climate Conference in Canc[n. El Martillo's short life climaxed when protesters from Marea Creciente (Rising Tide) stormed the conference, gigantic hammer above their heads. In full view of the press Mexican police tore the inflatable to pieces. The El Martillo Project documents the process from its conception and construction to the media flurry it sparked off. Included are numerous full color images.