Starting the year 2020 anew, I participated in the group project Rituales Paganos by Karma Studio in Barranquilla, Colombia. Illustrators and artists from around Colombia and México contributed their take on this prominent festivity, using traditional masks, characters, and floats as inspiration. The designs were all printed on riso for a limited edition of 25.

For my piece, I chose the Tiger Mask from the Congo Dances, as crafted by Luis Carlos Asís from Taller Carnaval Tradicional in Soledad, Atlántico. The design is a legacy of the cutter “Mañe” Herrera, who worked from 1950-1980. This mask was recognized by Artesanías de Colombia in 1996.

The text from my poster reads Ruge hasta que el cuerpo aguante (Roar until your body holds). The font at the bottom of the poster is Imperial, designed by Tangrama and based on Antonio Caro’s work El Imperialismo es un Tigre de Papel (Imperialism is a Paper Tiger).

Links:

• Check out Karma Studio’s Instagram page here.