SOS
I used canvas, webbing, buckles and foam to make these lifejackets, and embroidered images of nature on their linen linings. Over recent years, many refugees migrate because of the effects of global warming. Closer to where I live, there have been floods and forest fires, forcing people out of their homes and making them refugees, too. I want to present nature as something that needs to be rescued, kept afloat, and to tie the human presence –in all its complexity– to that need.
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SOS: Beauty
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SOS: Beauty, detail
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SOS: Peace
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SOS: Peace, detail
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SOS: Sustenance
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SOS: Sustenance, detail
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SOS: Freedom
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SOS: Freedom, detail
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SOS: Shelter
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SOS: Shelter, detail
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SOS: Shelter, detail
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SOS: Work
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SOS: Work, detail
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SOS: Water
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SOS: Water, detail