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Australia
Sculpture, Wood on Wood
Size: 23.6 W x 27.5 H x 17.7 D in
Ships in a Crate
Based on a personal anecdote, this sculpture shows some of my personal documents trapped inside bullet proof glass. This ‘window’ looks like a wheeled luggage bag and contains other elements including two small feet walking and marking time in the same place over a metal case with a light inside, creating a continuous, rhythmic noise. Light is a symbolic element in religious works, often representative of "hope" or "transfer”.Behind the window there is a painting of a queue of immigrants going up and going down on a transparent band; they look like they are going to Heaven and returning to Hell in a continuing circle. On the sides of the window are two wheels with quotes from two writers of different nationalities. I refer the quotes to the concept of migration. I remember many things from when my parents, my brother and I arrived at the American Embassy in Bogota - after a long trip from my hometown: I remember we were in an enormous queue of people at 5:30am; I remember we checked our paperwork one by one many times; I remember we were preparing a lot of answers for the many different questions; I remember hoping we would get the visa; I remember praying; I remember being scared in front of a massive and compact bullet proof window.
Sculpture:Wood on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:23.6 W x 27.5 H x 17.7 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Australia.
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Australia
I work with a mix of symbolic materials, items and objects - including my own and my family’s hair - that remind me of the stories of my life and that reference my Catholic past, my DNA and my connection with my family. Hair in particular is symbolic since I grew up in and around a hair salon. Religious elements appear both consciously and unconsciously throughout my work. I commonly use wood as a material to create my assemblages; I am attracted to worn wood, rusty metal, peeling layers of paint: symbolic materials that remind me of my hometown in Colombia.
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