Louverture pour la Liberte, 2022
What could Black & Indigenous peoples in colonial Latin America create, given the resources available to us today? This poster is one in a series representing Indigenous and African Rebellions against Colonial Oppression utilizing design style and printing aesthetics from 1970s political movements. Here we have an amalgamation of arms and weapons meant to represent a mass of rebelling Black slaves during the Haitian Revolution. The text is in French because that was the ruling class’s language in 1791. The language of the ruler, as it happens in colonial and hegemonic systems- was first forced upon the slaves and the castes, and then appropriated by them. The text translates to L’ouverture for liberty, signifying unity among enslaved people in support of Toussaint L'ouverture, the general, governor, and first prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. For inspiration, I found graphic posters from non-profit organizations and arts coalitions speaking out against South African Apartheid.
Hugo Gonzalez is a young visual creative and activist currently based in the unceded territory of the Munsee Lenape (NYC/NJ Area). Hugo provides a collaborative research-based approach to every creative project, using history, cultural aesthetics, and a focus on marginalized voices.
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