Monte Tropic

Monte Tropic is a submerged mountain located in the Atlantic Ocean, between the Canary Islands and Morocco, a territory disputed by the Spanish State and the Kingdom of Morocco due to its strategic value and the rare minerals it contains.

The project establishes a parallel between the dispute over a resource-rich territory and the invisibility of people who cross borders in search of a better future. Monte Tropic, as a submerged physical space and an object of political and economic interests, also symbolizes the stories that remain hidden beneath the media and institutional surface.

Poster de Monte Tropic una pel·lícula de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Mapa para el poster de Monte Tropic una pel·lícula de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Proyección de Monte Tropic una película de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Poster de Monte Tropic una película de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Poster de Monte Tropic una pel·lícula de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Flyer de la película Monte Tropic, de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Flyer de la película Monte Tropic, de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Flyer de la película Monte Tropic, de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Flyer de la película Monte Tropic, de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Flyer de la película Monte Tropic, de Andrés Duque, UPF. Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

The poster design is based on an underwater map locating the mountain and, through the manipulation of the geographical relief, reveals the silhouette of Agadiri in an intimate scene, sleeping under the effects of cannabis. This visual device transforms territory into body and body into territory, reinforcing the idea that while governments compete for control over space and its resources, migrants struggle to exist, to be recognized, and to build a dignified future.

Client
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, UPF
Creative Direction
Xavi Clavijo