from the mountains to the valleys, from the deserts to the seas: journeys of historical uncertainty
CAMP | Center for Art on Migration Politics, Copenhagen, Denmark | 2015
from the mountains to the valleys, from the deserts to the seas: journeys of historical uncertainty | 2015 | 1,000 hand-formed miniature glass animals | dimension of plinth: 445 x 250 cm
(map): Life, which you look for, you will never find–the ancient Near East | 2015 | 85 x 115 cm
(maps L to R): ECHO/OCHA/UNHCR/SNAP: Syrian refugees, IDPs and people in need in Iraq & Syria (winter 2014-2015 and as of July 2015) | i-MAP/Frontex/IOM: Mediterranean deaths through key migration routes to Europe (as of 01 Sept 2015) | UNHCR: total Syrian asylum applications in Europe (April 2011–May 2015) | IDMC: conflict and violence-induced internal displacement worldwide (as of July 2015) | IDMC: countries with the highest levels of internal displacement caused by disasters (2010-2014)
finding one’s shadow in ruins and rubble | 2014 | 31 hand-crafted mahogany wooden boxes, Reuters-licensed photographs, plexiglass, LED lights | dimensions of light boxes variable