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).
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