SITE-SPECIFIC > Linoleum: Site-Speific work created at DE LICEIRAS 18
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Peels are the Tiles of Fruit and Tiles are the peels of Buildings
Dimensions variable. Waterproof glue, orange and avocado peels, wood. 2014. I meticulously collected orange and avocado peels from myself and the artist in residence at DE LICEIRAS 18 in Oporto, Portugal and I cut and pasted the rinds to resemble the tiles seen from the kitchen window. Reflecting the diversity of tiles and various repairs made to existing tile designs in Oporto, I chose to create tiles that look similar to the the tiles seen across from the kitchen window. Noticing other tile repair jobs on the various facades, sometimes the replaced tiles only have the same color as the previous tiles, but not the same design. Thus, I also made small tiles that demonstrated this observation. I meticulously placed the orange and avocado peel tiles on the window to cover the missing tiles of the building facing the kitchen window. Therefore, when viewed at the right angle, it appears as though the empty spaces—where the tiles no longer are on the façade of the building facing opposite the kitchen window—have been replaced with new fruit peel tiles. This act of "reparation" based on perspective that was presented in the kitchen was a rumination on the site of the kitchen as a place of nourishment and human exchange as a form of restoration and repair.
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Peels are the Tiles of Fruit and Tiles are the peels of Buildings
(Installation Detail Shot Detail)
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Peels are the Tiles of Fruit and Tiles are the peels of Buildings
(Detail of Panel)
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Azulejo from a Chair (View One)
Opal blue paint, leather seat. 2014. A leather chair found on the streets of Oporto was deconstructed and the leather seat was used to create tessellating forms on the walls.
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Brancoeju from a Chair
Opal white paint, leather back of a chair. 2014. A leather chair found on the streets of Oporto was deconstructed and the leather back of a chair was used to create tessellating forms on the walls.
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