2 images detailing a sculpture i made, which deals with the relationship between cultural and personal memory by layering three photographs.
the first photograph, at the back, is of a collection of leaves hanging on an awning, which resemble a man's shadow. this photograph reminds me of when i was a little kid in Cuba, being scared by my uncle's shadow, in the same shape of the leaves on the awning, as i was hanging behind a bush at my grandmother's house.
the second image is a photograph of a little kid on Columbia's campus, doing the same thing i used to do when i got caught by my uncle's shadow.
the third image is of a group of kids in Egypt, playing around an abandoned tank, holding their flag. some are on the floor (like the kid on campus) others are on top of the tank.
the photo of the kid playing on the grass on campus was taking at the same day the New york times posted that photograph of the kids in Egypt playing by an abandon tank.
this sculpture is an attempt to articulate past, present and future, by meshing the images together and juxtaposing both events (personal and cultural-private and public). in doing so, parallels emerge between the 2 events, which dichotomizes their relationship, while at the same time, breaks it down by blurring the lines between private and public. this sculpture was done with found material (the light box), which brings in another dimension: advertising/ consumerism (like the work of Jeff Wall).
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