The Parakeet Won’t Knock Down the Dove
Edinson Quiñones
Artist’s country of origen: Colombia
Materials: Impresión sobre satín
Size: 100 x 80 cm
Year: 2024
Line of Inquiry:
The work The Parakeet Won’t Knock Down the Dove emerges as part of a project commissioned by the organization Más Arte Más Acción, which invited Colombian artists to rethink national symbols through the creation of a flag. Quiñones makes a statement through an image that invites reflection on the role of the coca plant in Colombia’s history of violence. Through the symbol of the dove, he suggests the importance of the coca plant in crop substitution policies and the transition to peace in conflict zones.
The Artist
Edinson Quiñones
Edinson Javier Quiñones Falla Campo Zemanate is an artist of Nasa descent, born in La Plata, Huila (Colombia) in 1982. He holds a BFA in Visual Arts and a Master’s degree in Arts Integrated with the Environment from the University of Cauca.
