Kinda Ghannoum
Kinda Ghannoum is a graphic designer, Syrian/Polish designer based in Belgium. She graduated from Damascus University with a Bachelor of Architect, and after graduation, she shifted her career into graphic design. She holds a Master's Degree in Visual Arts from Sint Lucas Antwerpen, Belgium.
Co-Founder of Syrian Design Archive. She’s on developing identities for NGOs, The Obama Foundation, companies, and start-ups around the world. Ghannoum is passionate about Art, typography & Research.
Top image: Free Palestine. Digital print.
“Inspired by Felix Gonzalez-Torres artwork the Forbidden Colors 1988 "It is a fact people are discriminated against for being HIV positive. It is a fact the majority of the Nazi industrialists retained their wealth after the war. It is a fact the night belongs to Michelob and Coke is real. It is a fact the color of your skin matters. It is a fact Crazy Eddie's prices are insane. It is a fact that four colors--red, black, green and white--placed next to each other in any form are strictly forbidden by the Israeli army in the occupied Palestinian territories. This color combination can cause an arrest, a beating, a curtew, a shooting, or a news photograph. Yet it is a fact that these forbidden colors, presented as a solitary act of consciousness here in Soho, will not precipitate a similar reaction. From the first moment of encounter, the four color canvases in this room will "speak" to everyone. Some will define them as an exercise in color theory, or some sort of abstraction. Some as four boring rectangular canvases hanging on the wall. A few experts will interpret them as yet another minimalist ecstasy. Now that you've read this text, I hope for a different message." Felix Gonzalez-Torres.”
Image: HUMANITY HAS FAILED. Digital print.
“HUMANITY HAS FAILED فشلت الإنسانية…”
