1ra Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de Puerto Rico

This poster was created for the 1st Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de Puerto Rico, held in 1998 at the Museo de Las Américas. The event marked a pivotal moment in the island’s photography history, elevating Puerto Rican photography to an international platform and establishing the biennial as an important forum for visual dialogue among Caribbean, Latin American, and global photographers. The inaugural edition emphasized experimentation, documentary work, and the role of photography in shaping cultural memory.

Luis Alonso’s striking design uses a mosaic of stylized eyes to symbolize observation, vision, and the act of capturing reality — core principles of photography. The use of saturated colors and bold outlines draws inspiration from both pop-art and modernist poster design. This poster not only announced an important cultural milestone but also visually encapsulated the emergence of photography as a central medium within Puerto Rico’s contemporary art scene.