Three Visual Arts projects that denounce repression and invite us to discuss taboo subjects
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Making the forbidden visible through design
Date
10 July 2024
Art and design, two creative tools to combat censorship and defend democratic values and freedom of expression, have come together once again in the presentation of three projects by Graphic Design students from IED Barcelona.
On 4 June, Laura Valdez, Inés Fuente and Su Bin Shin exhibited their final degree projects at the event “Languages of the Forbidden” held at the Museu de l’Art Prohibit, in which they denounce moral, political and/or religious repression, bring to light what is forbidden, and invite us to discuss and rethink taboo subjects from a variety of cultural perspectives and proposals through visual communication.
In the case of Laura Valdez, the student designed an interactive multiplayer gamebook that immerses the participant in the world of the symbology of the Inca culture — the last of the great pre-Columbian civilisations. Called “Waisy. Echoes of Inca Symbols”, the project reflects her desire to overcome the colonial mentality and recover historical symbols through design. Valdez recalls that, just as symbols and narratives are transformed through cultural exchanges, our commitment to history and creativity can bring ancient knowledge to life in educational and entertaining ways.
Irene Fuente presented “Caminos de Resistencia” [“Paths of Resistance”], a traveling historical exhibition paying homage to all those who fought for class equality and the defence of freedoms during the Spanish Civil War and Franco’s Dictatorship.
Last but not least, in “Budeugi Lyak”, Su Bin Shin has created an educational art project about the resistance of Korean citizens and activists to the censorship imposed by Imperial Japan during the country’s period of occupation.
Learn more about the projects by clicking on the respective links.
"Waisy. Echoes of Inca Symbols"
"Caminos de Resistencia" [Paths of Resistance]
“Budeugi Lyak”
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