Glory – a (re-)construction

The site specific, 2-channel video installation Glory – a (re-)construction researches into vandalism, destruction, removal and relocation of monuments that are connected to the colonial past of South- and North-America, that came to a climax around 2020 as a reaction of the me-too movement in the USA, initiated by various indigenous groups and activists.

The work is based on 67 drawings of monuments from Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, USA and Canada that where destroyed, removed and or relocated mainly in the period between 2018 – 2023. The process of drawing these monuments with statues reaching from Conquistadores to priests that abused indigenous children, itself was a process of (re-)construction. – The reduced drawings focus and reflect on the construction of glory by showing the monuments with and without the figures in question. Letting the drawings morph into each other creates a form of unification.

I developed this work during an artist residency in Chicoutimi, Québec/Canada, invited by the artist collective AMV (Art / Materialité / Visibilité), researching on the local history that is closely tied to colonization.

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Past

• Solo exhibition

Tales from a River | Galerie l’Œuvre de l’Autre, Chicoutimi, Québec/CAN

November 13, 2024 – November 25, 2024

Solo Show ”Tales from a River” presents 2 video installations, that derive from an artist residency on site.