Fernando Laposse Presents Conflict Avocados | The World Around Summit 2023

Celebrated Mexican product designer Fernando Laposse will present his latest project that investigates the troubled ethics behind avocado production in his home country.
Through furniture, objects, film and a 40-meter-long narrative textile, Laposse tells the story of women in the town of Cherán who are forced to defend their home from violent criminal cartels and preserve the forest ecosystem from illegal clearing, caused by US demand for avocados. The designer typically works with underutilized plant fibers such as sisal, loofah and corn leaves using artisanal craft techniques.
Conflict Avocados is commissioned by National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne for the NGV Triennial, December 2023.
This presentation was recorded live on April 22, 2023 as part of The World Around Summit 2023 co-presented by The World Around and The Guggenheim Museum.
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My new book The Avocado Debate (Routledge 2023) considers the impact of local communities of the industrial production of avocados in Michoacan, specifically considering the impact on Cheran. It unpeels the history of the fruit, its rise in popularity and the environmental and social impacts