Colombia: Land of “Light” and Hope
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}MAICAO, GUAJIRA, COLOMBIA (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)
LA SOMBRA, MAGDALENA- Outline made on a dirt road of the map of Colombia. <a target="_blank" href="http://colombiatierradeluz.org">Colombia: Tierra de la Luz</a> (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)
LA SOMBRA, MAGDALENA- People place candles on the outline of Colombia as a symbol to spread light throughout the country. (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)
MAICAO, GUAJIRA- A team constructs wooden doorway structures. They were wrapped with yellow LED electric lights, powered by a portable generator. (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)
MAICAO, GUAJIRA - In a symbolic manner, the doors are inviting the families that are still displaced to return to their homes. (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)
CUIDAD BOLÍVAR, BOGOTÁ- A message reads “The light illuminates this household” to be placed inside a plastic bottle and illustrate awareness of victims’ experiences. (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)
CUIDAD BOLÍVAR, BOGOTÁ- With “Litros de Luz” (Liters of light) and “El Mensaje en la Botella” (Message in a Bottle) victims were asked to place messages and small objects symbolic of their homes, in bottles for display. (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)
CARMEN DE APICALÁ, TOLIMA- With open exposure photography, the green light symbolizes lighting bugs and hope. (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)
QUIEBRA DE NARANJAL, CALDAS- Citizens light candles and recite poems in memory of victims of the war, and also in hope of a bright future for Colombia. (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)
QUIEBRA DE NARANJAL, CALDAS- Citizens glue doves to the wall lit by the bon fire. Each dove has written on it their wishes for Colombia (love, respect, color, faith, and hope were some of the ones written). (Santiago Escobar Jaramillo www.escobart.com)