Colonia posters
These posters are part of an ongoing body of work bringing awareness to a variety of crises in Puerto Rico. In particular, these works present the "the world's oldest colony" through a dismantled, punctured typography constructed from the boundaries of the island's 78 municipalities. The text, translated as “A Colony, Still”, serves as a sobering reminder for how the island continues to suffer loss and devastation from natural disasters (Hurricane Maria) as well as U.S. governmental policies (Jones Act), especially when it comes to energy infrastructure. The letterforms are offset by an abstraction of shapes containing photographs of Puerto Rico from a visit in January 2020.
This work was exhibited in the TCNJ Faculty Biennial Exhibition, titled “Passionately”, on view from November 9–December 8, 2022.
These posters are part of an ongoing body of work bringing awareness to a variety of crises in Puerto Rico. In particular, these works present the "the world's oldest colony" through a dismantled, punctured typography constructed from the boundaries of the island's 78 municipalities. The text, translated as “A Colony, Still”, serves as a sobering reminder for how the island continues to suffer loss and devastation from natural disasters (Hurricane Maria) as well as U.S. governmental policies (Jones Act), especially when it comes to energy infrastructure. The letterforms are offset by an abstraction of shapes containing photographs of Puerto Rico from a visit in January 2020.
This work was exhibited in the TCNJ Faculty Biennial Exhibition, titled “Passionately”, on view from November 9–December 8, 2022.
Nov 2022
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