El plan de San Ysidro
The San Ysidro Plan
Acrylic “mural” on shaped fabrics, ~ 8 × 40’. [2026]
The San Ysidro Plan, a 45-foot fabric mural, commemorates the labor history of the Central Valley, a recurring site of artist Isai’s upbringing. With relatives working in the nearby almond fields and grapevines, he draws on the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, emphasizing the power of farmworkers’—rather than a single leader’s—ability to achieve unionization. The title references El Plan de San Luis Potosí, a political manifesto that influenced the 1910 Mexican Revolution, of which the opening line is inscribed across the mural. The San Ysidro Plan mirrors the fragmented conditions of the agricultural workforce through a portrayal of wandering luchadores, and calls for a reunified labor front.
"Los pueblos, en su esfuerzo constante porque triunfen los ideales de libertad y justicia, se ven precisados, en determinados momentos históricos, a realizar los mayores sacrificios."