BY LAND, BY SEA


This installation work is based on my grandfather’s journey as an immigrant. At the beginning of the 20th century, he walked from Italy to Switzerland in search of a better future.

Migration is a complex fact of the world and a constant throughout human history. At the end of 2021, 150,761 migrants arrived in Europe, of whom 114,174 arrived by sea and 36,497 by land (IOM data).


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Medium: topographic and road maps, wooden sticks

Title: “By Land”

Medium: wooden sticks, hand cut maps

Size: installation piece, size variable, as shown: 64 inches x 30 inches x 18 inches

Year: 2020

Detail "By Land"

Title: “By Sea”

Medium: wooden sticks, hand cut maps

Size: installation piece, size variable, as shown: 44 inches x 30 inches x 18 inches

Year: 2019

Detail "By Sea"

Images credit Etienne Frossard