“Color Piel”: a self-recognition project in dialogue with the illustrated image

Abstract

This is a reflection piece which takes a look back over the more than eight years in which the Color Piel (“Skin Color”) project has been circulating. It compiles some of the experiences and itinerancies of the project, from its conception, passing through the way in which many people have infused it with life. The project was born as a reaction to my work as an illustrator for several years, questioning, among others, the illustrated representations of racialized bodies in print media, but over time it expanded to include other types of narratives.