Color Riots: Pigments, Dyes, and the Hues of Resistance

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ABOUT THIS BOOK In Color Riots, Luiza Prado uncovers the complex connections between pigments, dyes, and the forces of cultural and political resistance, exploring how the symbolic and material histories of color intersect with struggles for autonomy and decoloniality. Drawing from her experiences as a student, researcher, artist, educator, and cultural critic moving between Germany and Brazil, Prado reveals how color becomes both a tool of oppression and a form of defiance. Her reflections extend into the realm of plant knowledge, breathing life into the cosmologies of ibirabitanga (Brazilian redwood) and challenging the Western gaze that renders nature silent. Color Riots is a critical exploration of pigments and dyes—whether in textiles, art, or food—as carriers of histories marked by violence, creativity, and survival. Prado offers a vivid reimagining of resistance that is both material and deeply rooted in everyday life.ISBN: 978-989-35859-1-7 Show more