A world map salvaged from a trash container is shaped into a skull, solid yet as fragile as the thin old paper it’s made of, and carrying many meanings. From the most obvious clichés of climate change, the made-up concept of territorial borders - distorted as they are in the “Mercator’s projection”- and unnecessary wars, to the complexity of our existence within this world, it is ultimately up to the audience, based on each individual’s experience, to come up with their own interpretation.
Work selected for the 10th International Paper Triennial Viviane Fontaine @ Musée Charmey. Switzerland 2020-2021
Map
26,5"x 18,5"
2017
Toronto, Canada
Photo: Aurélien Soder. Musée Charmey. Switzerland 2021
Photo: Aurélien Soder. Musée Charmey. Switzerland 2021
Picture from Charmey's Instagram. Switzerland 2020