“Imaginary portrait of forest boy 15 years later” Painting

(this work was chosen for the artworks open 2014, exhibit at the Barbican arts trust fund) The starting point for this particular piece, is the strange story of a little boy lost in the woods that went viral in the internet years ago . It was accompanied by a blurry photograph of a kid, and a poorly drawn composite sketch of how the boy could look as an adult. The draft and the description of the facts set aside this case from any similar one, in its almost fantastical nature. The statement declared that after years of being reported missing, the now “grown up” was seen living as an animal in the same forest in which he disappeared. It invited people to forward the message, so that anyone who would have spotted him could help solve the mystery. Gathering the most relevant elements published about this case, from written and graphic information found in the internet to hypothetical physical evidence found in natural public spaces and waste bins, I ritualistically incarnated a parallel reconstruction of the process in which the legend was conceived. The result took the form of a portrait not only of the possible boy years later, but of the capricious way on how we crate our contemporary myths.

Painting:Acrylic on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:20.9 W x 28.7 H x 0.8 D in

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