ART420: Posters for Palestine
Posters for Palestine, a way of occupying public space within the academic sphere, raising money for Palestine and further developing my artistic and curatorial practice.
I knew for sure I wanted to create a pop-up stall with which visitors can interact, donate etc. without my presence there. I also was certain I didn't wish to humble its cause. My initial idea was to cover the wall with collage, however this proved impractical due to a lack of relevant newspaper coverage on the crisis. I wanted to use only newspapers to maintain the reality of the events being brought to light - this isn't a chosen interest, it is happening this moment and where you all see it, on the news, in the papers. Unfortunately, genocide has proved not to be a front-page story and I had to adapt the layout to a small collaged banner.
The rest of the installation was a simple case of delivering the information I wished to get across in the most efficient, non-inflammatory way.
The prints themselves as mentioned in the statement for this piece, hold no related political value. They are more reflective of my artistic practice, motifs and subject matter I am drawn to. The purpose of this stall was to raise money: for this reason the content is palatable and not confrontational.
