Eduardo Palma
I'm a graphic designer originally from Colombia, passionate about design as a trigger for dialogue and conversation. Through my professional experience I have explored a wide range of areas within the discipline, which has allowed me to understand design as a relevant cultural and social agent.
I'm very interested in language's influence on culture, and how it can be used as a platform for social critique by means of visual communication.
And The Word Became Flesh is born from my own interest in exploring the relationship between language and culture, as well as my drive to address social issues form my native country, Colombia. This project is intended to criticize the linguistic relationship between crime and religion in the context of the Colombian conflict, and ultimately show how the use of Catholic metaphors distort the way in which society perceive violence and war.
The work is composed by five different pieces: a large wood panel, which represents the point of view of perpetrators and victimizers, and four praying cards, each based on a particular war atrocity.
And The Word Became Flesh Wood Panel and Praying Cards 60 x 120 cm, 10 x 12 cm 2015
And The Word Became Flesh Wood Panel and Praying Cards 60 x 120 cm, 10 x 12 cm 2015