Cartography

Old postcards, polyester resin, steel, glass

Some of the most powerful countries in the old EU are here presented with a different point of view, through the eyes of their citizens telling their own stories within their lands’ history

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Memory is shaped using old postcards collected in their country of origin, sent between the 20s & the 70s. It depicts countries through the collective memory of the people who have lived in & outside of these.

 

 The act of collecting these postcards is similar to a collection of experiences, individual history of citizens with their home lands. It is important for the artist to preserve Memory, as a testimony of the people who shaped these countries and their history, using it as a medium to create his pieces. These socio-history maps allow a different interpretation of what is commonly known.

 

The choice of working on France, England & Germany was dictated by the key role these nations play in EU as well as in internal politic hit by the crisis of our time. (financial crisis,  Brexit, ..)

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The second wave of maps from the west  depict Austria, Check Republic & Hungary. This time the choice was related to the key role of these nations in the massive exode/creation of walls /nationalism experienced since the beginning of the war in the Middle East. Once casted into resin &  suspen-ded by transparent wires to the ceiling, a safety cover is laid under each maps forcing the feeling of  fragility.

TIAF  - Frieze Art Fair - London 

                         Prima Noctis - Mayfair - London

                         Inner`Art - Le point ephemere - Paris

                         La tete dans les nuages, NWB,  Berlin