Smoke Signal
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Smoke Signals – 2021
risograph leporello books, 300cm x 41cm & 210cm x 29cm – Edition of 10
The title of this work refers to the urgence of the actual situation of migration. Buoyant smoke is a daylight distress signal and can be used on ships, lifeboats and life rafts. It immediately emit smoke to attract attention.
This installation is part of a series of works, which touch upon current political issues such as migration & border controls. The works not only reflect the political status quo, but rather invite the beholder to perceive current circumstances from a stand point of the past, and how these have developed ever since.
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Smoke Signals – 2021
risograph leporello books, 300cm x 41cm – Edition of 10
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Smoke Signals – 2021
Risograph leporello book, 210cm x 29cm – Edition of 10
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