Horacio Herrera-Richmond was born in Santiago Chile 1973. He moved to England aged two after his father was killed and family threatened.After growing up in Hull, he studied graphics at Liverpool Art School and Royal College of Art and is currently working asa freelance graphic designer in London

Danger Signs
This graphic design piece sends a clear messages which intends to dispelmyths about refugees. First seen in Art in Exile exhibition at Brixton Art Gallery, November, 1999. Although its not a commercial project, it is pure graphic design. Clear messages set out to dispel myths about refugees. First seen in Art in Exile exhibition at Brixton Art Gallery, November, 1999.

We Are (Refugee T-shirts)
This project is about empathy: putting yourself in their shoes (or shirt). Horacio has attempted to redifine the symbol of refugees, and breaks down the notion of them as "other". Identities becomes blurred, anyone can be vulnerable or in need of shelter. We are allrefugees..

Presente!
Horacio's final peice is a powerful narrative about his feelings and recolections of chile, his father and the Pinoche extradition. Horacio's work attempts to humanize refugees and flesh out the bones of the simple label using the austeregraphic language of transit signage or travel documents. horacio_vhr@yahoo.com