In her works Crop Laborer- Green and Untitled (Woman/Red), Lina Puerta blends aesthetics with advocacy, pushing the conversation of land, labor, and resources forward. Part of her tapestry series, Latine/x Farmworkers in the US, the artist explains that it is important to highlight “the extreme physical labor and hardship demanded by exploitative industrial agricultural systems, contrasted against the poetic life cycle of the crops themselves.” Puerta places the farm workers center stage in both of her narrative scenes, highlighting the hands that are at the hub of our Western food system, honoring their connection to the land and the wisdom they inherit from it.

In regards to the effect the Covid-19 pandemic has had on her work the artist states, "I don’t know if my imagery has shifted, but perhaps become more relevant, as the current global crisis has allowed us to see more clearly the failures and inequalities of our western system. For instance, the issues related to Latinx Farmworkers in the US, which I highlight in my Latine/x Farmworker Tapestries Series, have become more visible with the pandemic, as such workers are now deemed ‘essential’, yet have not been given the financial, legal and safety support they need and deserve." - Lina Puerta, Caroline Kipp