Conference Talk

Faride Mereb

Transformed by the Tropics: Migration and Visual Cues in Venezuelan Design

Faride Mereb will discuss how hybridity is woven into Venezuela’s visual cultural landscape through the work of two graphic designers: Karmele Leizaola (1929–2021) and Víctor Viano (1939–2000). She will explore how their editorial work in state-funded publications, independent magazines, and various typographic outputs have been influenced by migration, political context, and local aesthetics.

This talk is scheduled to take place , 2023, at New York time (/UTC) as part of the main Typographics conference. Conference registration is required to attend in person.

About Faride Mereb

Faride Mereb

Photo: Tim Soter

Faride Mereb is an award-winning Venezuelan book designer, art director and researcher currently based in New York City. Her Caribbean and Middle Eastern heritage and a profound love of books have deeply influenced her work, giving it a hybrid nature. She holds ongoing artistic collaborations in Latin America and Europe. Mereb won the 10x10 Women in Photo-books Research Grant in 2022 with her project on Karmele Leizaola, while also doing research for a year at Columbia University as a Visiting Scholar. She currently directs the design studio and archival research center Letra Muerta INC.

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