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#565 Passports

#565 Passports

64x84 cm | Filler, pine panel

 

  • About

    The dimensions of the grey rectangles in the painting correspond to those of a European passport. Passports function as measures of privilege within today’s global neoliberal order. Holders of certain passports can travel freely and pursue happiness wherever they choose, while others remain trapped in poverty and exploitation. Meanwhile, money, goods, and services are permitted to cross borders with ease.

    The drawn field at the bottom of the image represents the simplest means of opening up pictorial space – a horizon. With language, we can create spaces that exist only in our minds. Yet linguistic constructions are also used to confine physical space and restrict our freedom of movement. The only physical boundaries humans truly know are the ground and the sky. Everything in between ought to be accessible to all. The principle of equal human worth cannot be fulfilled until freedom of movement is recognised as a fundamental human right.

    See a presentation video here and a work-in-progress video here.

  • Template

    Template is a compilation of works made by using pieces of wooden plates as templates. They function a bit as a mould or matrix for the finished work.

    Reminiscent of Richard Serra's Verb List, I use simple and clearly defined actions to shape the filler in my works. This method ensures that non-cognitive aspects of the production process allow for unknown elements to enter.

  • Res Ipsa

    Res Ipsa is a compilation of works made by an act shaping the filler once it is prepared inside the frame. The works thus function as a recording device and give a statement of the event taking place while the filler was still wet.

    Res Ipsa is Latin for "the thing itself" and is part of the juridical term "Res ipsa loquitur" (the thing speaks for itself), used when an injury or accident in itself clearly shows who is responsible, such as an instrument left inside a body after surgery.

€1 900,00Price

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