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Carmen José

@carmenjose_work

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🍉intersectional solidarity❤️‍🩹
illustrator, educator and organizer
📚 @rotopol
🌈 @feministas.rotterdam
🌿 @rotterdamillustrators

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a year ago

🏡I feel very grateful for the time and space at my residency at Oud Terra Nova, to be working on a Guidebook for drawing and writing about trees. In my latest book, “I don’t know how to draw a tree” (@rotopol , 2025), I take the readers on an artistic walk through the forest. I asked myself: When did we learn to depict trees in a certain way? And what does this say about our relationship with the world? The book filled with poems, watercolors and line drawings thoughtfully challenges established forms of pedagogies. 🌿✨

Carmen José (1991) is a Spanish illustrator, writer, educator and organizer. She holds a Master Fine Arts at the KH Kassel (Germany) in Visual Communication with focus on Illustration and Editorial Design. She is the author of two illustrated poetry books and ten illustrated books written by diverse authors in the fields of poetry, art education and social practices. As an educator she has taught in the bachelor of illustration and social practices for five years at WdKA and currently at the master program of RAVB. She is one of the founder and organizers of the Rotterdam Illustration Festival.

🏡 @dianevdmarel took this beautiful portrait of me last week at the nurturing and inspiring residency @oud.terranova feeling very grateful and looking forward to the next visit! 🌿✨ here the text for Oud Terra Nova: by @carmenjose_work

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4 months ago

NL_Ontmoet Carmen José

In het boek ‘I Don’t Know How to Draw a Tree’ neemt Carmen José je mee op een artistieke wandeling door het bos. Ze vraagt zich af wanneer we hebben geleerd om bomen op een bepaalde manier te tekenen en wat dit zegt over onze relatie met de wereld. ‘I Don’t Know How to Draw a Tree’, Rotopol (2025) is nu te zien in de tentoonstelling ‘Omslag’ bij Rijksmuseum Meermanno.

Het gedrukte boek bloeit als nooit tevoren. Deze zomer neemt een nieuwe generatie onze historische 19e-eeuwse bibliotheek over om het thema ‘verandering’ te onderzoeken. Gloednieuw design krijgt een plek pal naast eeuwenoude geschiedenis.

Kom kijken en bezoek Rijksmuseum Meermanno in Den Haag!

EN Meet Carmen José

In the book ‘I Don’t Know How to Draw a Tree’, Carmen José takes you on an artistic stroll through the woods. She wonders when we learnt to draw trees in a certain way, and what this says about our relationship with the world. ‘I Don’t Know How to Draw a Tree’, Rotopol (2025) is now on show in the exhibition ‘Omslag’ at Rijksmuseum Meermanno.

The printed book is thriving like never before. This summer, a new generation takes over our historic 19th-century library to explore the concept of ‘change’, placing new design right next to centuries of history.

Visit Rijksmuseum Meermanno in The Hague!

portrait: @sretlowazil
video: @hannah_schleifer & @baroegm

Book: @carmenjose_work by @carmenjose_work

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3 days ago

Meet the line-up! 🎤

The Queer & Feminist Poetry Anthology Vol. II book tour is coming to @bibliotheekrotterdam, and we’re bringing some of the incredible voices behind the pages to the stage!

From queer joy to gender euphoria, from intimate reflections to unapologetic self-expression, these poets are ready to make their words heard:

✨ Eddy @eddysuniverse
✨ Layla Silbernberg @iron_flower_garden
✨ AC @aclans89
✨ Hawun @balladnbuffwoenery
✨ Carmen José @carmenjose_work
✨ Titus Maria Williams @titus.a.s.m.williams
✨ Martijn Orlando @martijnorlando
✨ Maaike van Steenis

Hosted by @questoflui

And because we believe poetry is for everyone, we’ll also have a short OPEN MIC for anyone who wants to share their own words!

📅 Friday, October 16
⏰ 19:00–20:30
📍 Bibliotheek Rotterdam, Librijesteeg 4
🎟️ FREE ENTRY. Register via the link in bio.

Come for the poetry, stay for the community. Let’s celebrate queer stories together! 💜 taken in Bibliotheek Rotterdam by @carmenjose_work

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6 days ago

🌾 thank you @lustrfestival ! and thank you @ausgetindert for taking this cute pic of me, the fun days together and to all the increibly nice and talented illustrators I met! ✨

shirt illustration of lesbian and horse love in the forest by @nikoenikoeniko 🌈💕 @azzurro_velluto

paintings on dyed textile by walnut trees leaves and fruits produced at my time at the art residency @virginialopez_paca.artprojects 💚 taken in Prague, Czech Republic by @carmenjose_work

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18 days ago

Letos jsme se tematicky v souvislosti s hlavní výstavou vydali na cesty a prozkoumávali krajinu ve všech jejích podobách. 🔍 A na to, jaká je jejich nejoblíbenější krajina, jsme se samozřejmě museli zeptat i ilustrátorstva. 🙌🏻🌳⛰️

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This year, in connection with the main exhibition, we set off on a journey to explore landscapes in all their forms. 🔍 And of course, we also had to ask the illustrators what their favourite landscapes are. 🙌🏻🌳⛰️ taken in Holešovická tržnice by @carmenjose_work

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Tak kdo tuhle zapeklitou challenge podle vás zvládnul nejlíp? 😆💚 V hlavní roli náš merch skicák od @papelote_cz a 5 odvážných ilustrátorů a ilustrátorek. ⚡️

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So, who do you think nailed this tricky challenge the best? 😆💚 Starring our merch sketchbook from @papelote_cz and 5 brave illustrators. ⚡️ taken in Holešovická tržnice by @carmenjose_work

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19 days ago

5️⃣ statečných, 2️⃣0️⃣ minut, 1️⃣ kolektivní dílo.
Letošní challenge pro ilustrátorstvo byla vytvořit společnou KRAJINU (v návaznosti na hlavní výstavu Krajina 2.0). Výsledek dostal název UNTITLED, ale my chceme vědět, jak byste tenhle masterpiece pojmenovali vy? 👀

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5️⃣ brave souls, 2️⃣0️⃣ minutes, 1️⃣ collective artwork.
This year’s challenge for the illustrators was to create a shared LANDSCAPE (in connection with the main exhibition Landscape 2.0). The result was titled UNTITLED, but we want to know: what would you name this masterpiece? 👀 taken in Holešovická tržnice by @carmenjose_work

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20 days ago

🐜⛰️ had such a great time at the workshops of @rebeccavalente_illustra and @nomonki at @lustrfestival it was caring, experimental, poetic, inspiring 🌾 I got to draw homes for ants, with written poems on textile-kites, experiment drawing imaginary geologies focusing on textures and feelings bringing all together with more poems as small publications 💕 very grateful! to them as great human beings, educators and illustrators ✨ taken in Prague, Czech Republic by @carmenjose_work

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Gezellig si dáváme do slovníku! 😆💚
A jak byste LUSTR 1 slovem popsali vy? 👀

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Gezellig is going straight into our vocabulary! 😆💚
And how would you describe LUSTR in one word? 👀 taken in Holešovická tržnice by @carmenjose_work

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21 days ago

🌿 Throwback to my solo exhibition at @hetparkinrotterdam from the 10th to 23rd August which counted 3.000 visitors!

Thank you to dearest @thedetailhunter for the most beautiful documentation and emotional support 🌸

And thank you to @cbkrotterdam for making it possible to happen through the grant Praktijkbijdrage #cbkmaaktmogelijk taken in Rotterdam Het Park by @carmenjose_work

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21 days ago

🔊 Video je beze slov, ale zvuk si stejně pusťte, ať se neochudíte o komplexní zážitek, stojí to za to. 😆💚

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🔊 The video is without words, but make sure to turn the sound on anyway so you don’t miss out on the full experience – it’s worth it. 😆💚 taken in Holešovická tržnice by @carmenjose_work

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