About The Work
"A Land" is the product of a collage, a list of all the common nouns starting with letter A, in alphabetical order, to which the term "land" has been added systematically.
Abackland
Abaftland
Abandonland
Abandonmentland
Abaseland
Abasementland
Abateland
...
Built on the same structure as the names of real countries, such as Switzerland, Groenland, Holland, Poland, these fictional terms nevertheless make sense. They display different metaphorical ranges that evoke in turns: freedom, oppression, absurdity, banality, abstraction, exoticism. Balancing between promises and fear, these words echo current events and interrogate the meaning of our relation to territory.
Courtesy of mfc-michèle didier gallery
Printed on 70g white offset paper then folded as a road map
38.98 x 27.17 in
99.0 x 69.0 cm
Signed and numbered by the artist
About The Work
"A Land" is the product of a collage, a list of all the common nouns starting with letter A, in alphabetical order, to which the term "land" has been added systematically.
Abackland
Abaftland
Abandonland
Abandonmentland
Abaseland
Abasementland
Abateland
...
Built on the same structure as the names of real countries, such as Switzerland, Groenland, Holland, Poland, these fictional terms nevertheless make sense. They display different metaphorical ranges that evoke in turns: freedom, oppression, absurdity, banality, abstraction, exoticism. Balancing between promises and fear, these words echo current events and interrogate the meaning of our relation to territory.
Courtesy of mfc-michèle didier gallery
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