NO portrays the symbolic clash between two Colombian presidents: Álvaro Uribe and Juan Manuel Santos, opposing figures in the debate over the peace agreement with the FARC. On October 2, 2016, Colombia held a national referendum, and the NO vote narrowly won, rejecting the agreement negotiated by Santos. Nevertheless, the president did not acknowledge the popular result and instead modified the text and passed it through Congress.
The piece turns this episode into political comic art: Santos wears a Batman tie, Uribe appears bloodied, and they’re surrounded by onomatopoeias like “POW!”, “OUCH!”, “CRASH!”, alongside phrases such as “IMPUNITY” and “NO NEGOTIATION”. A wounded dove, pierced by bullets and blood, ironically references the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Santos on October 7, 2016—for a peace many consider incomplete or imposed.
NO is a fierce critique of political spectacle, negotiated impunity, and the theatricalization of peace. A work that reminds us the conflict also plays out in language, gestures, and headlines.
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