The entries to our Protest Posters 2 competition this week cover loss, taking a deep look at all we can lose if we sit back and do nothing. From environmentalism to social justice, there’s a poster for that!
Begum Gucuk, a freelance designer from Turkey, gives us “Terrorism,” (above, left) a poster covering the tragic effect of terrorism on humanity. A person’s hand, fingernails painted black, makes a peace sign with its fingers. The gesture is broken, however, thanks to a single bullet, blasting the fingers in half with a dark spray of blood. Begum’s work is both violent and sad, exhibiting the brutality of terrorists and how hard the struggle is to find peace.
Hung Chang Lin’s poster “Marine Killer” (above, right) may seem like it’s advertising a horror movie at first. A person in a ski mask and goggles stands against a black background while the words ‘Marine Killer’ is written in drippy red blood. But a second look shows that the goggles are really plastic bags contorted in the shape of goggles. Overall, the Taiwanese designer displays how people are like ‘serial killers’ with how their plastic waste is contributing to the destruction of marine life.
