"They Leave Even if They Don't Want to," Colectivo Morivivi 2019

Colectivo Moriviví is a group of women muralists based in Santurce, Puerto Rico. They are known for creating collaborative murals with community groups that address social justice, the human condition, and Puerto Rican identity. Their work extends beyond Puerto Rico, with murals in Springfield, Holyoke, New York, Buffalo, Chicago, China, and Tasmania.

These two interconnected murals are titled "Ellos se van con el éxodo aunque no se quieren ir / They leave, even if they don't want to." The mural on Taylor Street imagines the view and thoughts of someone looking out the window of a plane leaving Puerto Rico. The mural on Hampden Street shows a scene of a Puerto Rican family making a new home for themselves here in Western Mass, surrounded by things that connect them to their past on the island.

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These murals are located at 2 Taylor St. and 9 Hampden St.