Out of place

            

'Untitled', collage on paper

'Weight of destiny', collage on paper

'Separation', collage and coloured pencil on paper

Paint and collage on paper

The works explore the theme of displacement in terms of the difficulties caused by being separated by those individuals that are near to us especially regarding immigration. These are both collages and paintings made by juxtaposing and painting on different cut-out images and texts which aim to give a sense of disorientation to the viewer. 

Acrylic paint on cardboard

These two pieces show the uncertainty and instability which turn the migrant’s world upside down. The fact that the figures are painted on surfaces you wouldn't expect an artwork to be (pieces of cardboard which are everyday materials) accentuates the sense of ambiguity and of being out of place.

How to activate an artwork

Activation task

In a group of three, an activation project was carried out through recording and documenting with video the process of making a piece of art. 
By documenting the process of creation we therefore activated the final piece, while a further activation was created by recording the final video from the screen of the cellphone where the original one was filmed, transforming it into a video within a video and adding ambiguity. 

Procedure

The recorded process consisted of first applying pieces of masking tape onto a sheet of paper and drawing with very fast and unconscious gestures on them, then removing these to reveal what remained on the paper. 

Link to the video on activation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eiHO5vsQVc&feature=youtu.be

Final piece resulting from the activation process: