¡Ruge!

Sylvia Gomez is a visual artist, illustrator, editor, and fanzine maker focused on collaborative work and community making. Her practice addresses critical sociocultural and environmental issues through artistic expression. As a cultural agitator and networker, Sylvia Gomez integrates social dialogue into her creative projects, fostering community through visual storytelling and fanzines.

¡Ruge! "roar" is the motto from which he has developed editorial and collective projects.

At my stand, I will have graphic work of my own published by other Colombian publishers, and work by other artists published by Ruge!

Carolina Hernandez, flora lecomte, Laura acero, Sylvia Gómez, Bambi, Rowena Neme, Sophie Hache, Jhineth Cruz, Cuerpos de agua, Museo del Río Magdalena, 24, © Carolina Hernandez, flora lecomte, Laura acero, Sylvia Gómez, Bambi, Rowena Neme, Sophie Hache, Jhineth Cruz

Cover of the publication Cuerpos de agua (Bodies of Water), a graphic novel containing eight stories of women who live along the Magdalena River in Colombia.

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Yeiny Neuta, Sylvia Gómez, Miradas en Espejos de agua, Enjambre libros colectivos, 20, © Yeiny Neuta, Sylvia Gómez

Inside page of Miradas en espejos de agua,(Gazes in water mirrors) an artist book resulting from a process of walking the territory of the Muisca community of Bosa, in Bogota, Colombia, through waterways and memory.

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A series of fanzines that reflect on the craft of the artist and the cultural manager through comics, illustration, and creative writing. Each issue focuses on a different theme and features contributions from various Latin American authors. Topics include making a living from art, the evils of capitalism, the art audience, art and politics, competitions and calls for submissions, and collaborative work.

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