Project

When, if ever?

When, if ever, does one draw a line under the horrors of history in the interest of truth and reconciliation? is a portfolio of 10 screen prints depict the outline of the geographical map of 10 countries, which are going through serious political conflicts that have seemed irreconcilable.

A reader that presents a very detailed chronology of the political history of each country accompanies the prints. The work advocates for the construction of a space of memory and remembrance in order to think again about the horrors of history. The countries are: Colombia, Cuba, Iraq, North and South Korea, Myanmar, Palestine, Sudan, Tibet (China), Zimbabwe and a (utopian) reconfiguration of the map of Central and South America to reflect the wish of continental political and cultural unity.

Year

2009

Materials & Dimensions

10 screen prints

Credits

Installation Views
Aspen Art Museum, 2016
Cisneros Foundation, 2016

Made while in residency at the Lower East Side Printshop, New York