![]() ![]() A powerful book about the loss of identity through immigration. It is poetic and beautifully illustrated with paintings by Matt Ottley.Īfter making the piece, I also came across this artists’ book-“Paper Boats” by Lyall Harris and Patricia Silva. They had immigrants in Europe fold paper boats and be photographed with them. ![]() On his long trip the seed grows into a tree that he plants in his new land. He brings with him a teacup filled with soil and a seed from his homeland. A boy is forced to leave his home on a boat with next to nothing. I thought a lot about the book “Teacup”, by Rebecca Young when making this piece. But so many people need to leave everything behind. My artwork revolves around objects and how they can moor us. “You can’t take it with you…” is about being swept away by the sea of life, of motherhood on my end, but I was also thinking about the refugee or immigrant experience, especially when children are involved. ![]() Some days, storms threaten to overturn his boat. Some days, the journey is peaceful, and the skies are cloudless and bright. He brings with him a teacup full of earth from the place where he grew up, and sets off to sea. “You can’t take it with you…”, 120’ 2-sided screen print, paper boats & paper teacups folded from screen printed wallpaper, final installation dimensions can vary to suit the space, 2018 Teacup / Rebecca Young illustrations by Matt Ottley. ![]()
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