they always said this land não ia comer os seus ossos
Curtis Talwst Santiago
"My work is my way of yelling to my ancestors and my past that I have not forgotten you; I have not forgotten you, I have not abandoned you and I am trying to find you."
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In the last century, there was a wave of migration to Britain from the southern European periphery. The broad narrative of this migration seems to have been largely forgotten, let alone its nuances. I produced this print series based on experiences shared and stories told by the London Portuguese community.
Delicate, intimate prints for delicate, intimate stories.
Individuals disconnected from their surroundings, adrift in a vaccum of identities.
My fear is that these stories will be lost. I want to create a conversation about their legacy for us 'second generationers'. Not a Hogarthian moralistic didacticism. Closer to the subjective approach of a Rego: a pinch of the fantastical; a sprinkling of unease. I hope these will contribute towards giving us all a better understanding of the society we find ourselves in today.
"My work is my way of yelling to my ancestors and my past that I have not forgotten you; I have not forgotten you, I have not abandoned you and I am trying to find you."
/
In the last century, there was a wave of migration to Britain from the southern European periphery. The broad narrative of this migration seems to have been largely forgotten, let alone its nuances. I produced this print series based on experiences shared and stories told by the London Portuguese community.
Delicate, intimate prints for delicate, intimate stories.
Individuals disconnected from their surroundings, adrift in a vaccum of identities.
My fear is that these stories will be lost. I want to create a conversation about their legacy for us 'second generationers'. Not a Hogarthian moralistic didacticism. Closer to the subjective approach of a Rego: a pinch of the fantastical; a sprinkling of unease. I hope these will contribute towards giving us all a better understanding of the society we find ourselves in today.
A series of three prints
dreams of pátria
etching & aquatint on fine art archival paper
(60cm x 42cm)
edition of 10
lustropicalismo
lithograph on fine art archival paper
(60cm x 72cm)
edition of 10
the poor women had to do bloody everything
etching & aquatint on fine art archival paper
(60cm x 42cm)
edition of 10
dreams of pátria
etching & aquatint on fine art archival paper
(60cm x 42cm)
edition of 10
lustropicalismo
lithograph on fine art archival paper
(60cm x 72cm)
edition of 10
the poor women had to do bloody everything
etching & aquatint on fine art archival paper
(60cm x 42cm)
edition of 10
